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Shadow has had a lot of lone howls that seem to be directed at things beyond our fences. It is interesting to watch the response from the other wolves, they look, listen but don't respond, versus when we come in for wolf care and Shadow starts everyone howling, including Oscar (well bark squealing).
Shadow is very conscientious about activity around the enclosure and some fresh scents from the air created some lone howling in response to those scents. It is a different tone than rally howls when staff arrive or more defensive howls when the Exhibit Pack is wrestling. The interesting thing is that the other wolves show […]
Shadow did some bark howling for a special group from the Minnesota Zoo on Saturday. This was one of the only Behind the Scenes groups allowed this winter, and certainly reinforces our decision to restrict these during the winter months. The Minnesota Zoo program is a very special relationship for us, as another professional organization, […]
Pups are certainly getting more mobile and more curious. Attila is really focused on the sounds of the main pack, howling, growling and general noise makes him alert. In today’s audio, you will hear Attila pawing at the chain link gate when the wolves are howling in the background. During the auditorium programs, Attila seems […]
The bond between the littermates is strong. We see it with Grizzer and Maya, and we see it with Shadow and Malik. One behavior that we ask of observers is related to the position of how the wolves are sleeping. Where a wolf chooses to sleep and proximity to another wolf can tell us a […]
It is amazing how pups change during this time termed the Transition period, before their hearing is fully developed. Noteable behaviors and physical developments that occurred today include: Ears standing erect for short periods of time, awareness of gate noise and human voices, pups very alert to the howling of the Exhibit Pack, growling and […]
Shadow takes the lead in howling to the pack when there's tension. He still shows status toward the pack, and it makes one wonder, if he wasn't removed from the pack due to age and declining weight, would these 2-year olds have tried as many testing bouts with a dominant male that frequently showed hard […]
Shadow has been very confident this winter; it’s hard to determine what influenced this the most. We did restrict all Behind the Scenes tours this winter for large groups, something that would lead to Shadow bark howling and showing a great deal of weakness. We will continue the Behind the Scenes opportunities in May, by […]
It is amazing how pups change during this time termed the Transition period, before their hearing is fully developed. Noteable behaviors and physical developments that occurred today include: Ears standing erect for short periods of time, awareness of gate noise and human voices, pups very alert to the howling of the Exhibit Pack, growling and […]
Written by Workin' For Wolves program participants Wendy Watson and Ronnie Daniels: Shadow continues to be nervous and aware of surroundings with the Workin' For Wolves program, though there was no bark-howling this weekend. Notice his calm approach to approach and greet Grizzer in this week's video clip, wth Grizzer doing a tail wag.
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