Denali – More Concerned about Ravens than Leadership

Denali has always been a wolf that has taken things in stride.  The change to Aidan’s confidence has had more of an impact on Grayson than it has on Denali, who is Aidan’s true littermate. Denali may be near the pack when they focus on Aidan, but is less likely to join in.  Denali’s usual concern is the food resource.  As an exhibit that feeds carcasses, we always have to be mindful of feeding amounts to ensure that all pack members have adequate resources.  We judge the food dominant personalities versus the food timid personalities to make sure they can obtain and protect their resources.  In the 2018 Exhibit Pack, Grayson and Boltz are the food timid personalities and Axel and Denali are the food dominant personalities.  Denali goes one step farther and is not only food dominant to the wolves in his pack, his tenacity extends to the ravens and humans who frequent the enclosure.  As you may witness from the webcams, we lose a lot of food to ravens, so Denali’s response is to keep the food resource within reach.