mackenzie – Aug 16, 2005 12:00 AM

MacKenzie is doing well physically, but staff have noticed her a bit irritable behaviorally. Sometimes, older animals can show less tolerance for human handling due to aches and pains and would rather not be touched. In addition, the construction across the road may be causing her irritation. Regardless of what's causing it, this is a great reminder that we are working with wolves, and no matter how long you have known an animal, they can't be predicted on how they will act to external stimuli. In this case, all 3 wolves are responding differently. Lucas is showing physical signs or irritation, MacKenzie is showing behavioral signs of irritation and Lakota is showing no signs of irritation.