lucas – Sep 20, 2004 12:00 AM

Lucas seems to be the Retired Wolf with the most signs of aging. He's often stiff when he gets up and seeks the comfort of the straw beds in the denboxes. Since Lakota's dug up a few yards of dirt in front of the denbox, he can now climb on top of the box and lay down. For those of you that remember Lucas in the exhibit, he liked to sit on the Webcam rock and scan the enclosure. Since he's been in retirement, his hips wouldn't support a jump to the top of the box, so Lakota's little excavation project helped Lucas get a piece of his old life back. Lucas and MacKenzie are both on Cosequin supplements for their hips. Lakota is a agile as ever and doesn't appear to need any supplements, although they're all on a Senior vitamin daily. Lucas has always been good about keeping his face out of MacKenzie and Lakota's dominance displays. He still masters the behavior of backing into them with his hind end, usually breaking up the scuffle.