grizzer – Jul 9, 2007 12:00 AM

Grizzer has fully shed his winter undercoat and appears slim to visitors observing him at the Center. He continues to show dominance over Malik, but the summer season is more passive than winter. The Wolf Watch team members who spent the night at the Center on July 5th observed Grizzer following Malik with Grizzer in a pricked forward ear position and higher tail posture when following or passing by Malik. These are behavioral indicators of Grizzer’s status over Malik. Wolf Watch is a program that’s offered on the first Thursday of the summer months, where participants received training in the use of an Ethogram and spend the evening recording behavior. Participants sleep in the observation area next to the wolf enclosure.