malik – Mar 25, 2007 12:00 AM

The position of 3rd ranking male seems to have been defined and Malik is it. While Grizzer is still a relatively calm 2nd male, his mere presence will make Malik growl or bare his teeth, even with a submissive posture from Grizzer. In this week’s photo, Malik has shown the same posture to Maya, but she just submissively licks his face and walks away. If Grizzer does respond to Malik, it usually ends up in a chase. In this week’s video, you will see both Malik and Shadow investigating the ice chunks remaining in the pond. This is the earliest date for the pond to thaw and drain. The frost went out of the ground, thawing the pond, before the top ice melted, causing the ice chunks to collapse.