shadow – Jun 4, 2010 12:00 AM

Shadow had a bit of a hard time with a Behind the Scenes program recently, showing some intense bark-howling. The hardest part about watching an animal decline is the psychological piece. Physically, it's easy to tell when an animal is weak, but how do you tell if a wolf loses confidence? The first place we start is ear posture, then we watch the tail posture, next comes the interaction, is the animal with the other animals, or does it remain elusive. Hours of observations will be needed to determine Shadow's psychological state before retirement.