malik – Mar 16, 2009 12:00 AM

As I stated in Grizzer's logs, Malik and Grizzer got in a dominance scuffle over a small quantity of meat. It's not uncommon for wolves to scuffle over small amounts, their stomach's have receptors that naturally expand the stomach when they consume any meat. This is a physiology of feast and famine gorging behavior, which is why we always feed on a once a week schedule, allowing them enough meat to eat until they are satiated, then go for several days processing that meat until the next meal arrives. If we fed small quantities every day, we would have daily scuffles over meat. Malik had a bite over the eye that didn't cause an open wound, just some swelling. His attitude wasn't affected, he Saturday running around the exhibit with a high tail pushing Grizzer. Grizzer didn't respond.