malik – Jan 26, 2012 12:00 AM

Malik hasn't cached much in the den lately, probably due to the recent snowfall. There's finally enough snow on the ground to actually cache something larger than a pig's ear. When you spend a lot of time with the wolves, it's sometimes easy to overlook the daily behavioral patterns of the individuals. This past week, we have noticed a significant amount of raven watching from Malik. By dawn, the ravens start to perch on the trees in the various enclosures. Malik is very tuned into the sound and sights of these perching birds. This may be related to his defense of food. Out of all the wolves on site, Malik demonstrates more guarding behavior than any other wolves.