lucas – Nov 8, 2001 12:00 AM

Vermilion Community College student Damon Hann, who works at the Center as an assistant to the curator wrote the following behavioral observation. " When I first greeted, Lucas and Malik were the only ones who came up to the fence. Several minutes later Mac came down to greet. At this point, Lucas showed aggressive dominance toward Mackenzie. This got the other wolves stimulated and Malik and Lakota came after Mackenzie. Mac stood her ground and chased them away. At this point, she went over to the pack holding area and followed Shadow along the fence and she was growling, snarling and barring her teeth to Shadow with much ferocity. Several times, as Mac was chasing Shadow along the fence line, Malik would come from behind her and try to bite her in the hind quarters, I (Damon) called Malik over, and Mack continued her aggressive dominance toward Shadow (between the fence as Shadow is still isolated). Shadow was also showing aggressive growling and fence biting toward Mackenzie, but not nearly as intense as Mac was. Mac eventually stopped with Shadow and then she chased Lakota around. Lakota did not stand her ground and she fled every time Mac went after her. I held Malik's attention at the fence so he would stay out of it.