malik – Mar 12, 2007 12:00 AM

I’m sure many of you will watch Grizzer’s video and be a bit worried about Malik. It’s never easy to recognize that a pack of wolves always has a top and a bottom. Fortunately, Grizzer is still young and while he may be testing the arctic’s, he’s not that intense on his follow through. The video clip for Malik this week shows that while Malik is free to do as he pleases in the enclosure, including eat on carcasses, he is mindful of the actions of the other wolves. In the background video, you will hear Grizzer and Shadow having a dominance dispute, that’s enough for Malik to be concerned and leave his piece of carcass. Don’t worry, wolf care staff assess all wolves scat for determination of meat processed in their diet and if anyone is lacking, they are separated out and fed a special diet. So far, all wolves get their share. The biggest concern is not the interactions between wolves, but Shadow’s always been intimidated by strangers and tends to avoid feeding when the public is at the window watching. But, one smell of Shadow’s breath on Saturday mornings, and you will know that he had a full meal.