Boltz- Rolling with Enrichment

This week’s logs were written by the Bio 1476 – Wolf Ethology Students:

The last several days have been warm, in the 80’s.  The warmer temperatures cause the wolves to look for cooler places to rest. Boltz spent a great deal of time in the den, which offers him a chance to escape the flies and bees.  Boltz came out when food or enrichments were offered.  All this time seeking shelter from things that fly around his head, have caused him to be separated from the pack.  This separation from the pack appears to be having an affect on his relationship with his pack mates.  He is often on the outside looking in on pack interactions.  We noticed that Boltz  lays or sit a distance from his pack mates except for bouts of stimuli with enrichment or the wolf care staff daily check.  This may change in the fall when the flies and bees have gone away.   Boltz has maintained a consistent weight of around 110 pounds since he became and adult.