malik – Apr 24, 2006 12:00 AM

Life in the male rank order is back to the usual status of Shadow, Malik, Grizzer or Shadow, Grizzer, Malik depending upon how closely Shadow is watching the interactions between Grizzer and Malik. Staff spent a lot of time helping Shadow deal with the anxiety of the tresspass behind the enclosure last week. During Shadow's off behavior, Malik took advantage of the situation at every possible moment. Rank order is extremely important in the wild to maintain leadership of the pack, the same genetic drive exists in captivity.