Balto's age

BetaWolf · **Joined:** Tue May 22, 2007 6:34 pm **Posts:** 809

That's a good question. Every official source has mentioned him being young. He seems to be around 2.5-3 human years.

Canis Lupus · **Posted:** Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:34 am

The real Balto was about two years old when the diptheria outbreak occurred. I guess that the cartoon one is probably the same.

BetaWolf · **Joined:** Tue May 22, 2007 6:34 pm **Posts:** 809

Why don't they just carbon-date a piece of fur from his stuffed body? And isn't 6 a bit old for a sled dog?

How old do you guys think Steele was in the movie? He seems to be about 5 or 6.

ShebaDove {wolf} · **Posted:** Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:54 pm

In the first movie I think he is 1-1/2, or possibly 2 years. we know in WQ Aleu is 1 year old when she ran off. but she was probably born about 3 month's after The serum run.

Th events in WoC probably happened about a year after WQ events
so Balto is probably 3 years 3 months to 4 years.

at least that's how I see it

Sheba

Cobaltié · **Posted:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:32 am

Balto seems two, and Steele four to me.

BetaWolf · **Joined:** Tue May 22, 2007 6:34 pm **Posts:** 809

Shebawolf1 wrote:

In the first movie I think he is 1-1/2, or possibly 2 years. we know in WQ Aleu is 1 year old when she ran off. but she was probably born about 3 month's after The serum run.

Sheba

3 months? Is that how long gestation is for a dog?

Cobaltié · **Posted:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:32 am

BetaWolf wrote:

Shebawolf1 wrote:

In the first movie I think he is 1-1/2, or possibly 2 years. we know in WQ Aleu is 1 year old when she ran off. but she was probably born about 3 month's after The serum run.

Sheba

3 months? Is that how long gestation is for a dog?

I thought it was two, however that might be just for wolves.

ShebaDove {wolf} · **Posted:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:19 am

BetaWolf wrote:

3 months? Is that how long gestation is for a dog?

No, I guessed that Aleu was born in spring, possibly about 3 months after the serum run.
it was very approximate guess, it was probably too short.

Jake Razor · **Posted:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:03 am

Togo wrote:

BetaWolf wrote:

Why don't they just carbon-date a piece of fur from his stuffed body? And isn't 6 a bit old for a sled dog?

Because the fur changes during a dog's life, and carbon-date isn't that precise as far as I know.

You're right about that. Carbon dating has registered things as "millions of years old," when they were freshly killed- in one case (snail shells, I believe) actually still living!
It would be great if someone could design a rough timeline for the movies and the events pertaining to them (such as Balto's birth).

OwnedByAGoldenRetriever · **Joined:** Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:12 pm **Posts:** 698

Cobalt wrote:

BetaWolf wrote:

Shebawolf1 wrote:

In the first movie I think he is 1-1/2, or possibly 2 years. we know in WQ Aleu is 1 year old when she ran off. but she was probably born about 3 month's after The serum run.

Sheba

3 months? Is that how long gestation is for a dog?

I thought it was two, however that might be just for wolves.

I think it was either 60 days or 90 days. I'll check it out...

BetaWolf · **Joined:** Tue May 22, 2007 6:34 pm **Posts:** 809

Oh... so then there might only be a few months between 1 and WQ after all.

Cobaltié · **Posted:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:15 pm

I looked the pregnancy length up this morning, it's 60-62 days, and the serum run ended early February-ish, which could mean Aleu was born as early as late March or April.

OwnedByAGoldenRetriever · **Joined:** Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:12 pm **Posts:** 698

BetaWolf wrote:

Oh... so then there might only be a few months between 1 and WQ after all.

Of course, Balto and Jenna didn't necessarily breed right after the serum run. They could have waited a few weeks/months.

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