Ballito’s Alaskan Grey wolf pups prepare to fly to Japan

Ballito’s five local wolf cubs celebrated their four month birthday last week at their new home.

The Alaskan Grey pups and their parents, Zues and Ashley, moved to the Flag Animal Farm last week, where they have an enclosure that was specifically made for them, as there was not enough space at their human alpha dog’s home.

“The cubs are growing very quickly,” said their second dad, Daneel Fuchs.

“They weighed about 200 grams at birth and have grown to a healthy 16 kilograms in the last four months.”

This is no wonder, considering that each cub eats five kilograms of meat per day.

The parents however literally wolf down about 14 kilograms each every two to three days.

The playful cubs will not be digging holes in African soil for much longer, as they have been sold to a zoo in Tokyo, Japan and will soon by getting on an airplane to embark on an 18 hour flight to their new home.

Fuchs said the cubs will be travelling with two handlers, who will walk them in the airplane and make sure they are safe and happy.

“It is sad for me to see them go, but I know they are going to a good home and they are going together,” he said. The Japanese zoo is funded largely by the government and is open to the public day and night with free entrance.

Their strict mother will probably not be as sad to see them leave, as she has had her paws full.

Fuchs gives daily shows where he introduces the public to the wolves.

“I want to educate people about wolves, so that they understand that they are not dogs, but also not wild beasts.”

Using the money made from the wolf cubs, Fuchs and his wife will be opening a zoo near Ballito early next year.

The zoo will have a reptile center, rehabilitation center, a variety of big cats, kangaroos, red pandas and even wallabies. “My wife has just got her permit to officially rehabilitate animals, which we are very excited about.”

“We want to create an educational zoo for children, so that they grow up learning and understanding animals. People are only scared of something, when they do not know or understand it.”