maya – Jul 6, 2010 12:00 AM

Maya has been very calm since Shadow's retirement, and while we have no actual proof that her stress levels have decreased (cortisol samples are being collected for future analysis), her behavior seems to support our theory that Shadow's decline may have been contributing to Maya's redirected aggression. The following observations were made by Ethology Students: Nancy Dreschel, Jen Falkowski, David Martin, Jennie Morris, Jess Ohnmacht, Jack Shero. <br> Maya appears to be fairly relaxed this week even with the changes in the hierarchy of the pack. Maya has participated with the pack in responding to rally howls initiated from Shadow from retirement. One interesting interaction included Maya pinned Grizzer while Aidan pinned Denali about ten feet away. Aidan and Maya held the pins for several seconds. Also, two times this week Aidan and Maya were seen parallel gaiting together.