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Rome will rise again!
And now, for the first time in over 100 years, newly-born wolves have been spotted living just outside the Italian capital.
Hidden cameras in the Oasi LIPU Castel di Guido, a wildlife sanctuary spanning 180 hectares, have snapped pictures of an entire family of wolves: mother, father, and two cubs. The male adult has been named Romulus by researchers, a nod to the city's legendary founder, and since he was first sighted, scientists have been studying the animals through video footage and analysis of excrement to determine their diet.
"We were very surprised!" a spokesperson from LIPU said, speaking to The Local about the birth of the cubs. "We first spotted the [adult] wolves in 2013, and this is the first time there have been cubs."
Wild wolf cubs born in Rome for the first time in 100 years
And in case you have no idea who Romulus and Remus are:
Romulus and Remus
And now, for the first time in over 100 years, newly-born wolves have been spotted living just outside the Italian capital.
Hidden cameras in the Oasi LIPU Castel di Guido, a wildlife sanctuary spanning 180 hectares, have snapped pictures of an entire family of wolves: mother, father, and two cubs. The male adult has been named Romulus by researchers, a nod to the city's legendary founder, and since he was first sighted, scientists have been studying the animals through video footage and analysis of excrement to determine their diet.
"We were very surprised!" a spokesperson from LIPU said, speaking to The Local about the birth of the cubs. "We first spotted the [adult] wolves in 2013, and this is the first time there have been cubs."
Wild wolf cubs born in Rome for the first time in 100 years
And in case you have no idea who Romulus and Remus are:
Romulus and Remus
