Grayson- Quick to Respond

One of the issues we face in the fall season is the migration of small songbirds and the unfortunate flight of some of these visitors into the auditorium windows.  Usually the birds are stunned for a short period of time and are ready for flight in moments, but unfortunately, being stunned in a wolf enclosure has an inherent set of risks.  One of those risks is Grayson’s quick predatory drive and tendency for eating his catch.  Axel and Grayson were dominating the feedings as pups are allowed to do, but as they are reaching maturity, they tend to go back to the bottom of the rank order.  Saturday night feeding program over the last few weeks have been dominated by Denali who allows Axel to eat with him, but is defensive about Grayson.  In response, staff are cutting up the Saturday deer carcass into multiple parts to allow Grayson (And Boltz) a chance to possess their own piece of the carcass and avoid the competition with Denali.  We continue to see a slower growth rate in Grayson than Axel, lagging 15 pounds behind Axel and showing less adult facial features.