denali – Jul 20, 2012 12:00 AM

It is always hard to predict how an individual wolf will act when they meet pups. Denali appears to have a lot of high excitement, running along the fence and wagging his tail, especially if Oscar and Boltz are wrestling. For those of you who may have been around the Center's operation in 2008, you may recall another wolf who appeared to socially engage more than discipline. Grizzer was the instigator of play behavior with the pups and while that made the pups comfortable, we know that when they reached 2 years of age, they didn't respect Grizzer's rank. It will be interesting to see how Denali responds.