Grizzer and Maya Howling
by Gerry Sibell
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Grizzer and Maya Howling
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Gerry Sibell
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This image was taken at the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota. Grizzer and Maya are brother and sister. Grizzer succeeded Shadow as the alpha but he wasn't aggressive enough to keep that status. Denali, a younger wolf, gained confidence when Grizzer didn't come down hard enough on him. Grizzer ended up getting hurt and was separated from the younger wolves. Maya had to be euthanized because of injuries suffered in one of the skirmishes. Someday, both Grizzer and Maya will be in wolf heaven howling at the moon together.
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March 14th, 2011
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Comments (7)
Barb Farley
Wonderful image of my favorite Ambassador wolves. Maya was a very special wolf and we miss her. So happy Grizzer is doing well in retirement.
Gerry Sibell replied:
Thank you, Barb! Maya was the "fisherwolf" and the raven hunter! I have a hard time going back up there to photograph since Maya is gone and Grizzer is out of sight. I would spend hours watching Grizzer. I miss those two wolves!
Lavie Nenharma
I love Girzzer; he is amazing. I love the focus in this; how the wolf in the foreground is slightly clearer than the wolf in the background.
Gerry Sibell replied:
Thank you, Lavie! Grizzer and Maya were the greatest. I wish a person could still photograph Grizzer. He was sooo majestic. His downfall was he was too tolerant of the youngsters and they took advantage of him.