lakota – Mar 21, 2005 12:00 AM

Jen Westlund and I had an interesting wolf check on Thursday. When visiting the retired enclosure, we always get an excited greeting, unless one of the wolves is feeling ill. So, our first concern is that all wolves are alert (response to delivery of vitamins and cosequin in a meatball tells us that), then we look for activity level. On Thursday, Lakota was very active, racing around the enclosure, jumping at tree branches. On one of her landings, her front paws landed on a piece of deer hide and she proceeded to slide about 15 feet on the deer hide like a snowboard. The look on her face was priceless, she was a bit startled by the forward motion. Of course, we didn't have a camera in the pen, but it will be one of those wolf memories that last a lifetime.