malik – Nov 18, 2011 12:00 AM

We've been getting some scraps from local deer hunters. We generally feed these mid-week to give the wolves some extra bones. Unfortunately in retirement, this means that Malik, who is the master of guarding food, will cache extra bones in the den and keep Shadow out of the den. This happened again on Wednesday, and the surveillance camera recorded video of Shadow having to sleep in the small rock den on the other side of the pond. He didn't look too comfortable. On Thursday morning, Wolf Care Staff cleaned out the den and helped reclaim Shadow's space. This week's photo for Shadow and Malik show some of the posturing that occurred. First Shadow made Malik avert gaze (Malik's photo), then Malik made Shadow avert Gaze (Shadow's photo). When Malik gets to guard food, he gains some status. It takes a while for Shadow to gain it back.