grizzer – Mar 17, 2008 12:00 AM

Grizzer continues to be submissive to Shadow, in the daily ritualized dominance displays. While these displays can sound noisy and seem intense, they actually help reduce more significant battles for status by constantly reminding all wolves the rank order. The recent snowfall stimulated the wolves into a more active mode, but as temperatures warm over 30 degrees, they are more likely to overheat. Grizzer doesn’t take to warm temperatures very well, and is often observed panting on the warmer spring days. Wolves don’t have sweat glands over their body like humans, instead, they are covered in hair to keep them warm. Cooling is done by panting to evaporate heat off of their tongue, and some heat is lost through their paws.