malik – Sep 7, 2009 12:00 AM

As the last YouTube video highlighted, staff are actively looking for signs that Malik wants to be retired out of the pack. At this point, we're not seeing any signs of isolationism, intimidation, tucked tail or harassment directed at Malik. We're seeing Malik take advantage of Grizzer and Grizzer responding, but at this point, Shadow's been so dominant on Grizzer that Malik has been gaining status and is frequently in a high tail. One thing is for sure, if Shadow needs to be retired, Malik will need to go with him, as Shadow is Malik's source of confidence.