The International Wolf Center in Ely has launched voting to name its two new wolf pups. (International Wolf Center / FOX 9)
(FOX 9) - The International Wolf Center in Ely has opened up voting to choose a name for its two new wolf pups.
The two new pups are now visible to the public but they still don't have names. The public can vote for their favorite names online here until 10 a.m. on Friday, June 10.
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International Wolf Center welcomes two wolf pups
Meet Captain Kid and Blackbeard (for now)! The International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota has two new wolf pups. A contest to name the pups will come soon.
The name options for the pup on the right in the photo above are:
- Blackstone - in honor of the Blackstone Lake in the Ely, Minnesota, area
- Beaufort - Beaufort Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Alaska, and west of Canada's Arctic islands. These pups were termed "Alaskan Tundra" by the USDA source facility
- Broder - the Scandinavian word for brother
The name options for the pup on the left in the photo above are:
- Cap - in honor of Dorothy Molter's father's nickname and Cap Lake in the Ely area; also could be in honor of Black Cap Mountain in Alaska
- Kapp - old Norse origin meaning "zeal, energy, competition"
- Caspian - The name Caspian is boy's name meaning "white" (Cap’s cheek hairs are white) as well as being a geographical name of the large salty Caspian Sea between Asia and Europe
- Caz - Celtic nickname for "watchful one" or "descended from the vigilant" according to some sources (much like his personality)
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Northern Minnesota wolf pups run to keep up with parents
The Voyageurs Wolf Project on Wednesday shared video of the Paradise Pack wolf pups from earlier this week running to keep up with their parents. Researchers say their dad was in the front and their mom following behind. In total, the pack appears to have five wolf pups this year.