luna – Aug 2, 2012 12:00 AM

I will do a full narrative of the introduction on Youtube this week (should be posted by Friday), but I had several requests to do an update on the pups, so I am posting these logs today. Luna's first day in the pack was active as you can tell by her weight loss on the 30th and 31st of July. She was very active in the Exhibit, running and exploring the upper enclosure and showing very little interest in submitting to the adults. Aidan made many attempts to get Luna to stop and submit. He used stand overs, foreleg stabs, scruff bites and chin rests, and eventually got Luna to greet in a submissive posture. Luna is not intimidated by the adults and has had several observations of her doing a threat display over food driving off both Aidan and Denali. Based on her ear postures, she seems far more dominant than Boltz in all interactions. The adults have not shown any focus on her right leg, and while she's a bit stiff sometimes, she has no mobility issues. The pups are feeding on beaver and deer carcasses in the enclosure, preferring this to the hand fed options we are offering. The biggest struggle is trying to ensure that Luna gets her daily supplement. She is very independent when on the Exhibit and only comes to staff on her terms. <br><br> Luna's weights in the last week<br> Date, Days Old, Weight in Pounds<br> <li>7/27/2012 125 36.82<li> 7/28/2012 126 38.14<li> 7/29/2012 127 38.36<li> 7/30/2012 128 37.8<li> 7/31/2012 129 37.04<li> 8/1/2012 130 38.3<li> 8/2/2012 131 38.8