Denali – Alert and Standing Tall

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

Like most of the other wolves, Denali has been taking it easy during the day due to the excessive heat.  He was most active during Saturday’s feeding, where an alliance with Axel was observed.  Denali actively blocked other pack members from the carcass.  The Arctic’s initiated several bouts of testing behaviors with Denali. He showed his dominance by placing his head over Grayson’s neck and attempted a stand over, but Grayson was quick to resist.  It was apparent that there is an alliance between Denali and Axel, which will be interesting to watch as fall becomes winter.   Denali has lost a bit of weight his summer and the loss of his summer coat makes him appear more sleek.  His current weight is 136 pounds.