By Kelsey Cheng For Mailonline
Published: 13:43 BST, 7 May 2019 | Updated: 13:43 BST, 7 May 2019
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A zoo in central China has successfully cheered up a lonely male wolf by introducing him to a female dog.
The wolf had been separated from the rest of his pack at the Wuhan Jiufeng Forest Zoo in Hubei province as he wouldn't stop fighting with them, according to the park.
However, after spending several years in isolation, the wolf grew sad and 'almost depressed', prompting keepers to place a female puppy in the enclosure to keep the wolf company.
The cream-coloured Chinese field dog was introduced to the male wolf in 2017, and according to their caretakers at the Wuhan Jiufeng Forest Zoo, it was 'love at first sight' for the pair
The wolf wouldn't stop fighting with the others and would injure itself every time, keepers say
The cream-coloured Chinese field dog was introduced to the male wolf in 2017, and according to their caretakers, it was 'love at first sight' for the pair.
Footage released by video news site Pear shows the wolf and the dog running around and playing together in the enclosure. Another clip also shows the pair in 2017, when the dog was still a puppy.
The wolf wouldn't stop fighting with the others and would injure itself every time, keeper Yu Jie
