malik – Nov 8, 2012 12:00 AM

When we came in for wolf care this morning, we knew something was different in retirement. Grizzer was posturing towards the retired enclosure with a t-2 tail showing heightened intensity. When we went in Shadow greeted, but we watched Malik do some T-2 and T-1 tail posturing. Shadow responded with some dominance which we filmed for the Youtube video, but we also noticed some coughing. It may have been some dusty straw or we may have something more serious. We will be watching Shadow closely throughout the weekend, but it was apparent that Malik had gained some status and Grizzer wanted to do something about it. This is why Grizzer is a neighbor and not a pack mate.