lucas – Feb 13, 2006 12:00 AM

Lucas doesn't have any deer heads to carry around or any other antics this week. He's showing more social interaction towards the newest wolf care staff member, Laurie Feela. Laurie commented that he seems to approach more when she's not standing next to the Curator. Lucas and the Curator had a very negative experience with a blood draw over 9 years ago and he's very suspect of being approached by the Curator. This is termed negative conditioning, wolves have a great memory for a negative event. If the curator wants to approach Lucas, it needs to be on his terms.