malik – Feb 25, 2011 12:00 AM

Malik's abscess scar is nearly healed. I am very glad that we decided to take a conservative course with antibiotics and time rather than pulling the tooth. Malik likes to chew on carcasses, so the missing tooth would have been more of an issue. I had a recent question about identifying Malik from Shadow on a video. Malik is generally slimmer in appearance, with a narrower head and his eyes appear more almond shaped, whereas Shadow's eyes are more roundish. Malik is more aloof, but that is primarily in Youtube filming, on the webcam, when the wolves have their privacy, that may not be apparent. Most often, if there are two wolves on the den and one is on the top, and one is on the bottom, it's a sure bet that Malik is on top.