maya – Aug 24, 2009 12:00 AM

Maya continues to perplex us with her behavior. One minute, she is very docile, with a significant amount of whining and social greeting, the next minute, she's dominating and growling to not only Aidan, but lately, Grizzer has been getting her attention. She is still very submissive to Shadow, and often paws in his face, actively running with him, as he tries to get some space. You may notice from Maya's picture, she has a bite wound under her chin. This was from Aidan, after a very intense dominance session initiated by Maya. Maya's been on antibiotics 3 times a day since last Tuesday. The bite seemed to affect her psychologically for about a day; she was subdued, and probably a bit pained. But, by the second day, she was back to her old self. It's a tough wound to heal as it is prone to opening, although that is good for drainage, and as you can see from the photo, she can still pick up a 25 lb beaver. One note to all wolf log readers, we are experiencing some difficulty with video editing software. The curator has purchased a new computer and an upgrade of software, but it may not be arriving for a few days. Please be patient, we know the importance of the video, and will solve it before the next YouTube is due on September 1st. In the meantime, a podcast is being produced today, discussing the behavioral observations of the summer Ethology and Pups at One Year participants.