lucas – Feb 10, 2004 12:00 AM

Meds to all; arctics bouncy and good greeters to staff today. Lucas was dominating MacKenzie with high tail and riding up on her twice and shadowing (following her extremely close) for approximately 2 minutes. MacKenzie submissively rolled over for Lucas. All retired wolves submissively rolled over for greetings from handlers. Tension between MacKenzie and Lucas subsided as the wolf check went on. Curator's note: Even though the Center's wolves are spayed and neutered, there's still chemical cycling during the breeding season that results in pair bonding behavior (between MacKenzie and Lucas) as well as assertion of dominance (Lucas over MacKenzie and MacKenzie over Lakota). This is the time of the year that staff increases their awareness of wolves' daily interactions.