maya – Aug 1, 2007 12:00 AM

Written by Planning for Pups participants Alastair Small and Gery Egan: Having shed out her winter coat, Maya is coping well with the recent heat. She has been cooling off in the pond, and still enjoys floating ice treats given the the pack for enclosure enrichment. She has also displayed her predatory behavior recently, stalking a seagull and a red squirrel on seperate occasions. This week's photo of Maya shows her displaying her predatory behavior, with her head low and her feet being carefully placed. Maya has also been attempting to diminish dominance conflicts between Shadow and Grizzer, often showing appeasement towards Shadow. Being in an enclosure with all males, Maya appears to want some female contact. She sometimes hangs around at the area of the enclosure nearest to the retired wolves, Mackenzie and Lakota, and sometimes whines. If a female pup is introduced next year, it should help fill this void for Maya