Windy, the eldest member of a wolf pack that was a fixture at the Alaska Zoo for millions of visitors, has died. “It leaves a hole in the zoo right now, and in our hearts,' said executive director Patrick Lampi.
Lampi said that between locals and tourists visiting the zoo over the years, as well as online education and outreach by the organization, the wolves “impacted well over 3 million people,” and this final departure marks the end of an era for the institution.
The animals were good-tempered, he recalled, and superb species specimens for correcting common misconceptions about wild wolves. A wild wolf will generally survive between five and 10 years. All but one from the zoo’s pack lived to 13 or older. The zoo said in a comment on its Facebook post that Windy’s death “was expected at her age.”Lampi had just transitioned from an animal curator to the organization’s leader in 2006 when the Interior wolves arrived. He said it was impossible for anyone to work there without encountering them on their daily walks with handlers or hearing them howling in unison at the sky.
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