malik – Oct 19, 2009 12:00 AM

Malik is doing well, and interacting with the pack, often with high tail. The recent YouTube video demonstrates his involvement in the pack, and while there are moments of tension, he seems to accept his lower ranking status. I did receive an email from someone concerned about Malik getting enough food. On Wednesday morning's, we feed a mid-week meal of usually beaver or a deer torso, and Malik has no problem getting resources. On Saturday night, it's a bit more challenging, since the feeding is at night, and the wolves tend to be a bit more intense at that time of night, and the feeding is usually a full deer carcass, meaning there is more competition over one carcass than 6 beavers. The deer are large enough for the more aggressive wolves to feed first (Denali, Maya, Grizzer), with enough remaining for the rest. We monitor scats daily for color, to indicate which wolf is processing meat. Malik has had no problem getting enough resources.