boltz – Aug 2, 2012 12:00 AM

All of the work Oscar did this summer paid off for Boltz. He immediately assumed a submissive posture with the adult wolves, similar to his greetings to Oscar. This created a very calm introduction for Boltz. He submitted repeatedly and the adults greeted excitedly with no issues. He continues to be very tractable to both Aidan and Denali, often following Denali to the front of the Exhibit from the upper enclosure. We will be conducting the analysis of the Behavioral teams data collection sessions to determine if Boltz has a preference for adult interactions. At this point, he is tractable to both Aidan and Denali, but he does show intimidation when there is dominance between the adults. Luna shows no intimidation regardless of what's going on in the enclosure. As you can see from the weights, Boltz has had no problems adjusting and has taken advantage of the carcasses available in the Exhibit. Here are the postings since last week.<br> Date; Days old; Weight in lbs.<br> <li>7/28/2012 134 51.37<li> 7/29/2012 135 51.9<li> 7/30/2012 INTRO 136 51.5<li> 7/31/2012 137 52.4<li> 8/1/2012 138 52.8<li> 8/2/2012 139 54.2