shadow – Apr 2, 2007 12:00 AM

As brothers, there continues to be camaraderie between Shadow and Malik. Shadow also maintains a strong bond with Maya as the dominant (and only) female in the pack. Grizzer and Shadow do have social moments, but Shadow’s anxiety over Grizzer’s testing tends to reduce the social play behavior between these two. Over the past week, the staff has noticed that Shadow is back to his “playful behavior of spring and summer. When the hormones transition from testosterone in the fall and winter to prolactin in the spring and summer, the behavioral change is most noticeable in Shadow. He’s always been a good pack leader, initiating social contact among the individuals. He’s started this behavior again, but Grizzer still pushes the dominance a bit, causing Shadow to get defensive. This will likely change in the upcoming months, overall, this pack is very compatible with one another. In the video for this week, you will see Maya give a full greeting to Shadow, while Malik growls at Grizzer.