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Shadow

Shadow, an Arctic subspecies of the gray wolf, was born May 8, 2000 and is a litter mate to Malik. Shadow joined Malik in the Retired Pack on June 26th, 2010. For each wolf, you will see a weekly photo, notes on behavior or physical health and a video clip. Please note, due to the large file size of the video clips, they will only be archived for 30 days. Photo by Center Staff

For more information on our ambassador wolves, watch extended wolf videos on the International Wolf Center's YouTube Channel or enjoy a close-up of wolf behavior on our Wolf Watch Cams.


5/24/2013

Lori Schmidt - Malik and Shadow did extremely well with the work projects. They were temporarily moved into the pack holding area and showed very little intimidation or bark howling on Saturday. On Sunday, Shadow did a bit of bark howling, but overall, they were very tolerant of the work.
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    Shadow drinking the fresh water as we filled the pond
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    5/10/2013

    Lori Schmidt - On Wednesday, I fed Shadow and Malik 10 pounds of chicken, and we thought it was a bit unusual for Shadow to guard the food from Malik, usually it's the other way around. On Thursday, Shadow appeared to have a swollen joint on his front left leg that may have been caused by some excited activity over the chicken. The surveillance cameras did show a bit of posturing later in the day on Wednesday, but not any definitive view of an event that might have aggravated Shadows leg. I started him on a 7 day anti-inflammatory dose at Noon on Thursday and by 5 pm, he showed great improvement. Shadow and Malik are very different from all the other wolves here, they are very agile and tend to do some quick jumps when greeting each other or greeting staff. This can put some stress on the joints, especially for older wolves.
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    Shadow in the invite chase posture where he springs down on his front feet and pounces back up
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    5/4/2013

    Lori Schmidt - The logs will all be the same this week. The weather creates added challenges to the daily job of caring for wolves and we've had a variety of weather. The warm spell that melted a significant amount of snow led to standing water which later froze when colder temperatures returned. This week's Youtube video features some great demonstration of Aidan doing a stiff leg jump to crack the ice. Boltz is a bit hesitant on the ice since he fell through the ice into about 2 feet of water (thanks to Denali's hefty body size on the ice). Luna's displaying less stiffness as the temperatures warm and she's been spending a lot of time digging. This week is another special week as Grizzer turns 9 years old on May 5th and Shadow and Malik are 13 years old on May 8th.
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    Shadow guarding a bone as a pup
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