grizzer – Jan 26, 2012 12:00 AM

Grizzer had some good positive conditioning earlier this week when he submitted for nearly 20 minutes as the Curator cleaned ice balls from his pads. A recent snowfall and warmer than average weather created the right conditions for ice balls to form between his toes. It takes some time, but if you hold his paw in your hand, the ice melts and the ice ball falls off. The other option is for the wolves to chew them off their paws, a task that is easy for young animals, but not so easy for those older wolves.