maya – Mar 10, 2008 12:00 AM

May's image and video this week demonstrate a body posture termed "ponytail ears" in the Ethogram. This means that she is so submissive, that her ears are positioned so far on the back of her head that they appear to be pulled back in a ponytail. She is very submissive to Shadow and frequently greets him with a full face licking. Shadow is very tolerant when Maya greets, but when Grizzer joins in, he is likely to do a soft or hard muzzle bite to curb the excitement.