Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In an exciting conservation milestone, three maned wolf pups were born this winter at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
The first pup was born the night of Dec. 16-17, 2024 to parents Elliana, age 7, and Nikko, age 11. The second and third pups were born Dec. 28, 2024 to Terra, age 7, and Bravo age 11. None of the pups have names yet.
The Smithsonian participates in the American Zoological Association’s (AZA’s) Maned Wolf Species Survival Plan (SSP), a cooperative managed breeding program that works to protect the genetic diversity of maned wolves in human care and acts as a safeguard against extinction.
In an exciting conservation milestone, three maned wolf pups were born this winter at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
The first pup was born the night of Dec. 16-17, 2024 to parents Elliana, age 7, and Nikko, age 11. The second and third pups were born Dec. 28, 2024 to Terra, age 7, and Bravo age 11. None of the pups have names yet.
The Smithsonian participates in the American Zoological Association’s (AZA’s) Maned Wolf Species Survival Plan (SSP), a cooperative managed breeding program that works to protect the genetic diversity of maned wolves in human care and acts as a safeguard against extinction.
