malik – Mar 26, 2006 12:00 AM

Malik's behavior has not altered throughout the winter. He presents himself with high tail and growling toward Grizzer and Maya, but when Shadow approaches, he runs for the back of the enclosure with his hackles up and a look of panic. Yet, when the opportunity arises, he repeats the behavior, in attempts to gain some status. We have observed more grabbing from behind behavior from Malik, especially when Shadow is busy with Grizzer. This is something important to document, specifically, if Shadow is distracted by some event that gives Malik the advantage.