grizzer – Aug 24, 2009 12:00 AM

We are happy to report that Grizzer remains calm as ever, and there are very few dominance issues between he and Malik, unless Malik starts it (which he still does…) Grizzer is still receiving an increasing amount of dominance from Shadow, this may be Shadow reacting to an aging body, needing to keep the dominance rank order under control to avoid any physical challenges. Grizzer continues to be obsessed about the process of feeding, if there's a wheelbarrow of thawing carcasses, he either pulls the chain at the gate, or chews a log. What's odd, is that when the food is brought in, he's not aggressively hungry, just seems to display the anxiety towards the routine of feeding. One note to all wolf log readers, we are experiencing some difficulty with video editing software. The curator has purchased a new computer and an upgrade of software, but it may not be arriving for a few days. Please be patient, we know the importance of the video, and will solve it before the next YouTube is due on September 1st. In the meantime, a podcast is being produced today, discussing the behavioral observations of the summer Ethology and Pups at One Year participants.