aidan – Nov 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Aidan's had a tough week, but seems to be starting this week in a better state. Last Monday, staff noticed that Aidan wouldn't come down for his daily meatball vitamin. He was reluctant to come any where near Maya and stayed near the den opening or on the den site. If staff waited for a while and distracted Maya, he would get his vitamin hand delivered by staff in the enclosure. This seemed to be caused by Maya's heightened anxiety. This behavior lasted all week, and even continued today, but with a shorter time for him to relax and interact. It's hard to pinpoint an incident that occurred, it's more likely an indicator of Maya's behavior than of Aidan's behavior, although, as you can see in this week's photo, he's not taking any dominance from her without a threat display.