malik – Dec 25, 2001 12:00 AM

Christmas day, Curator Lori Schmidt conducted a wolf check and administered Vitamins and Cosequin to all. Lakota was lying in the front of the exhibit, aware of the yearling¹s presence, but very relaxed. The automatic waterer froze sometime during the night, but was repaired within 2 hours. Malik was observed Raise Leg Urinating (RLU¹s) on meat scraps and appears to have gained status over Shadow. Shadow has not shown any indication of RLU and seems to be dominated more frequently by Malik. Malik also has been taking the lead in asserting rank over Lakota.