lakota – Apr 16, 2007 12:00 AM

Biologists believe the coloration and emphasis of guard hairs around the face of a wolf helps emphasize the critical facial expressions that communicate status, defense, social interactions and dominance behavior within a wolf pack. Lakota has expressive facial features and allows the staff to truly appreciate how complex and often subtle these expressions can be. Physically Lakota is doing well, although as this video shows, age makes every action a bit slower.