The Laughing Wolf

Friday Wolf Blogging

The wolves at Wolf Park get a lot of enrichment in their lives. A topic for discussion later, it is important to their health both physical and mental. Wolfball is but one of the many types of enrichment:

though it is an extremely photogenic one. If you like the low-res pictures I do here, you really do need to go check out the work of Monty Sloan. Those into photography will understand what it means when one photographer buys the work of another, and I have one of Monty's best on the wall in my office. So go check him out, and buy some good photos of some nice subjects.

The story I mentioned earlier in the week about how socializing helps the people at Wolf Park take good care of the wolves is a nice one. One of the older wolves developed an eye problem, and the vet prescribed eye drops, three times a day. With non-socialized wolves, this could mean sedation, special cages, or just laughter at the idea of even trying to get drops into the eye. In this case, the staff knew that the wolf in question liked cheese. So, they used cheese to distract and entertain the wolf while the drops were applied. This made for a very cooperative wolf, who was upset when the drops stopped because it meant the cheese stopped as well. The wolf asked for both, but settled for getting a regular cheese treat after that. :)

Enjoy the pictures here, enjoy the good pictures by Monty, and enjoy your day.

LW