Wolves have a reputation for being aggressive and fierce creatures, and many people, including me, would be downright frightened to actually meet one face to face.
The large grey wolf seen walking alongside Danielle, in the beginning, is named Kekoa, which in Hawaiian means “brave one.”
Kekoa isn’t quite like other wolves, and she certainly doesn’t match the stereotype
While she still demands a certain respect, she also seems to have great respect for people – particularly a woman named Danielle.
Kekoa lives the good life at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, an animal sanctuary near Colorado Springs.
Like the sanctuary’s other animals, she lives there because she is unable to survive in the wild.
Danielle is a staff member who has developed an incredible friendship with the large wolf.
When I first saw Kekoa and Danielle playing together, my jaw dropped. It’s a magical and surreal sight, especially when you realize how big Kekoa is compared to Danielle.
As brave and noble as he looks, he’s also a big baby and I mean really big! He weighs in at 115 pounds and when he places his front paws up on a person’s shoulders he comes in at about 7 feet tall!
And just when you think you’ve seen it all, another wolf named Sakura comes along and also wants to cuddle.
In an interview with The Dodo wildlife center staffer Michelle Smith explained: