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Single Wolf Dad Cares For Pups Alone After Mother Shot In Zoo Escape 

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Ash is helping his pups adjust after their mother’s death.

A male wolf at a zoo in England is caring for his pups alone after their mother was tragically shot last week.

Ember, a female Eurasian wolf at Cotswold Wildlife Park in Bradwell Grove, Oxfordshire, was spotted outside the perimeter fence on July 21, the BBC reported Monday. The zoo said at the time that staff shot Ember as a matter of public safety because they were unable to tranquilize her.

Ember’s death has also left her five 10-week-old pups without a mother. The pups were the first Eurasian wolf pups born at the zoo in the 47 years it’s been open.

Now the pup’s father, Ash, appears to be stepping up to the job of caring for them

“Ash, our male wolf, is displaying encouraging ‘natural’ behaviour as a single parent to his ten-week-old cubs, who are close to being fully weaned,” said a zoo statement to HuffPost. “The cubs, a mix of both male and female, are now eating naturally as they would in the wild with the support of their father.

Source: Single Wolf Dad Cares For Pups Alone After Mother Shot In Zoo Escape | HuffPost

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