grizzer – Jun 5, 2004 12:00 AM

Grizz went into a stalking mode and went after Nubee from across the pen. Grizz did well during the first program. He was exploring the pen, rubber Kong, and deer hide. He initiated dominance displays with both Nubee and Groan. Grizz did well during most of the second program. He was very interested in the rubber Kong that was stuffed with deer meat. He sniffed it and rubbed his head against the meat. Towards the end of the program, he was anxious to get out. Grizz's attention was focused mainly on the deer leg that was one of the stimulus objects in the pen. He spent the majority of the last program chewing on it and food guarding it from Groan. Grizz is persistently going after Nubee in dominance interaction attempts. Grizz was heaving before feeding, and coughed up small amount of bile. He was extremely startled by Nubee being put down near him. He growled and exhibited a defensive stance. It lasted only a few seconds, and he was not aggressive toward Nubee when she approached to sleep.