malik – Mar 9, 2009 12:00 AM

Malik continues to have some very high anxiety growling towards just about every wolf in the pack, but the rest of the pack seems to be ignoring his nervous behavior, with the exception of a few following bouts by Grizzer, Malik hasn't had much focus lately. This change has resulted in Malik being more relaxed, resting on the snowbank with the pups, and overall, being more relaxed. It's hard to decipher if the anxiety that Malik experiences is a result of the pack focusing on him, or if his anxious displays is why the pack focuses on him. Our job in wolf care is to not intervene in the social structure, but to create an environment with limited external stress and distractions that might contribute to anxiety.