Denali – Who Do you Think You Are

Denali is receiving a stand-over from Luna which is a dominance display.  His facial expression seems to indicate a less than desirable response to this dominance.  Luna’s become a bit possessive in the presence of the pups and seems to redirect to all pack members.  One would think that Denali’s size would preclude him from this overt behavior, but in the world of wolves, size is not a definitive path to dominance.  We weighed the adult wolves today and Denali, who’s always been the largest wolf on Exhibit, now has  new record.  Denali weighed in a 141.1 pounds an increase from his 136.7 weight last year at this time.

Denali’s interest in the pups is not as significant as the other pack mates.  He watches, but isn’t  as focused as Luna and Boltz.