denali – Aug 10, 2012 12:00 AM

At the end of the Behavioral Observation week, I asked the team members to write a paragraph about their impression of the individual wolves. The following logs were written by Behavioral Team Members:<br> Amanda Poynter<br> Keli Bonanno<br> " Denali doesn't tend to show any aggression or dominance toward the pups unless it is food related. Even then, as the week progressed, he was observed less often. He wants to socialize with the pups. He tends to interact when Aidan is not present, but hangs back engaging when Aidan is present. This is probably due to guarding and threat behavior displayed by Aidan toward Denali in regards to the pups. Despite intensity of the week and issue with Aidan, Denali seems pretty relaxed. He returned to tail wagging and Ears Pricked postures immediately after negative interactions. He was always the first and sometimes the only wolf to respond to wolf care staff checks, possibly due to food motivations."