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Ambassador Wolves
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November - 2009 |
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Malik, an Arctic subspecies of the gray wolf, was born May 8, 2000 and is a brother to Shadow. Malik is very curious wolf that shows little intimidation with strangers. He's described as easy-going by the wolf care staff and can be easily distracted by just about anything.
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
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11/16/2009
Lori Schmidt - Malik had some very interesting ride-up behavior on Grizzer during one of Shadow's dominance sessions. Grizzer is very quick to submit to Shadow, and often this results in Denali and Malik coming in for some dominance. The difference between the two, is that Denali gets away with it, Malik gets some redirected aggression when Grizzer is free. Malik takes it in stride, and seems to know when enough is enough, dropping his tail to the tucked position and making himself as inconspicuous as possible.
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| Malik taking advantage of Grizzer while Denali keeps him busy |
| Photo: Center Staff |
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11/9/2009
Lori Schmidt - Malik is doing well, and spends a lot of time watching Denali and Grizzer's interactions. He's frequently with high tail when Denali has a hold of Grizzer. Malik does show very submissive posture towards Grizzer when Grizzer gives him direct eye contact, blocks him or does a face off. It's clear that Malik knows his rank, but he's not so timid that he won't try opportunities to increase in rank. One thing we have noticed, Malik doesn't do any Raised Leg urinations, he primarily does standing or squatting urinations, another sign of a lower ranking wolf.
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| Malik doing a squat urination |
| Photo: Center Staff |
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11/2/2009
Lori Schmidt - One benefit from Grizzer getting a few extra meals is that he does rest a lot. This is good for Malik, who even took an opportunity to do a partial stand-over Grizzer on the slate den. Malik is doing well, he knows when to posture himself in a low body posture and stay out of trouble, although if Shadow is nearby, he still tries to growl and grab at Grizzer, but with Denali in the mix, he has backed off a bit.
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| Malik approaching Grizzer in a partial stand-over |
| Photo: Center Staff |
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