malik – Feb 3, 2012 12:00 AM

Malik did howl to the dogs, but he wasn't as territorial as Shadow. He was far more cautious, more likely due to the fact that when Shadow gets territorial, Shadow gets dominant. On another note, we did hear from the facility that provided Shadow and Malik to the Exhibit. Shadow and Malik's mother recently passed away at the age of 21. So, when we view retirement as the waning years, with this genetic history, we might just be in a mid-life stage for the arctics. One other interesting even this week, when staff did an enclosure check around the retired pack, there were deer tracks right next to their outer perimeter fence. That's probably a bit frustrating considering the deer usually arrive in a wheelbarrow.