Born in 1993 to Altair and Chinook, Socrates is a gray male wolf who, like his father, has a bit of "edge" on him. However, he does sometimes enjoy rolling over and having his tummy rubbed by the staff. Although he was sometimes 'difficult' with people, Socrates was not a social climber like his brother Kiri who quickly became assertive over him while still a pup.

Best of friends/worst of enemies, these two brothers however never really managed to clearly establish rank between them while in the pack. However, following being driving out by Orca shortly after their father's death in the summer of 1996, Kiri eventually was able to formally assert himself over his smaller brother. Of course having a 30 pound advantage did not hurt Kiri's dominance struggle either. Despite Kiri's obvious dominance, Socrates still does not have much respect for his brother.

Although Socrates is good with the Wolf Park staff, like his younger brother, Miska, Socrates is just too difficult for visitors to meet.