Four Years of Bootsmann

2012:
As I stalked him for almost his entire life now I thought it would be cool to show his changing in two years and how the years slowly (or rather fastly) affect his black coat.

2014:
It's definitely time for an update. Bo is now 4 years old and in his prime, though judging only his appearance you would probably think he's an old wolf. But actually it is very common for timber wolves that their coat gets considerably brighter with every passing year. It's rare for black wolves to stay pure black for longer than their first two years. Even Bootsmann's brother Ole, who used to be a brown pup with dark markings, is rather creamy-white nowadays.

From left to right, top: 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 8 months
From left to right, center: 16 months, 21 months, 23 months, 25 months
From left to right, bottom: 2.5 years, 3.5 years, 3.7 years, 4.5 years

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_{Name: Bootsmann
(Sub)species: Timberwolf Wolf (Canis Lupus Lycaon)
Gender: Male
Age: 4 years (May 2010)
Localisation: Wildfreigehege Nöttler Berg, Saerbeck, Germany}
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