grizzer – Feb 22, 2005 12:00 AM

Sorry for the lapse in logs, I was at 2 professional conferences in the last two weeks; Wolf Care staff took great care of the wolves in my absence. As a distraction, I fed a donated Bison pelt to the Exhibit pack. The wolves were initially very intrigued, and spent several days tugging, chewing, defending and even sleeping on the hide. This kept them quite busy in the Curator's absence and out of trouble. Grizzer continues to be the third wheel in the dominance hierarchy. He doesn't fit into the intensity of the arctics and he doesn't fit into the female role, so he finds himself left out. He ususally creates a distraction or chase scene that gets the interest of another wolf. Grizzer was quite dominant with the bison hide, in this week's photo you see him in high tail posture trying to possess part of the hide.