malik – Oct 14, 2005 12:00 AM

Even though Malik is getting a bit of unexpected attention from Grizzer, it doesn't seem to stop his behavior of instigating a dominance interaction with Shadow. Last week, while staff attempted to treat Shadow for a reoccuring ear mite problem, Malik took a couple of bites at Shadow's rump while he was distracted. This just led to Shadow getting a bit more serious when the ear mite treatment was done, and of course, Grizzer followed Shadow. Attempts to maintain high rank are critical in a wolf pack, even in captivity.