Aidan Increases Activity as the Sun Fades

The pack is definitely displaying summertime activity patterns with activity beginning at dawn (usually with a howl), and fading by 10 am, then picking up again at sunset.  Since we started the probiotic, Aidan is definitely in a much better physical and mental state.  He is very social and despite Luna’s “in your face style of greeting”, Aidan has displayed several roll on back greetings to the pack.  His pigmentation remains dark on his nose and shows no other signs or issues with his health.  When we moved Shadow into the lab, we did bring him next to the Exhibit fence, and while Aidan was whining at the edge of the fence, he didn’t show any signs of anxiety or withdrawal from social behavior.   I’m not sure why the last logs didn’t post, but we did take weights on June 13th. Aidan weighed 136.25 lbs, making him the largest wolf currently on display at the Center.  It doesn’t beat the largest weight ever recorded at the Center, that goes to Denali, who weighed in at 138.6 lbs last fall.  Of course, these weights are subjective, a wolf can gorge and carry 20 lbs of meat in their stomach, but we try to weigh on Friday’s before a big meal.  This is also when we have the most staff available to accomplish this multi-tasking event.  Getting one wolf on the scale to stand still before the others try to join in is a challenge for the whole wolf care team.

Aidan was born on April 27, 2008.  Here is a chart of his weight progressions by year:

11/21/2008 Aidan – Pup 87.2 lbs
4/22/2009 Aidan – Yearling 106.70 lbs
4/29/2010 Aidan – 2 years 106.92 lbs
6/5/2011 Aidan – 3 Years 124 lbs
6/14/2012 Aidan – 4 Years 123 lbs
6/4/2013 Aidan – 5 Years 129 lbs
6/13/2014 Aidan – 6 Years 136.25