maned wolf
chrysocyon brachyurus latin

The maned wolf is not closely related to any other living canid.

The maned wolf is the tallest of the wild canids.

The monks have been feeding the free-ranging maned wolves here for years.

It is the second largest native canid on the continent, after the maned wolf.

The maned wolf's evolutionary relationship to the other members of the canid family makes it a unique animal.

The jaguar, puma, ocelot and maned wolf can also be found.

This place name comes from the Tupi language for two animals common in the region, the maned wolf and the great egret.

A playful greeting between maned wolves is filmed using night-vision cameras.

Endangered species include maned wolf neotropical river otter and marsh deer.

A South American maned wolf had trouble swallowing.

Many endangered species are found within the park's boundaries, such as the maned wolf, capybaras, rheas and others.

Maned wolf, a canid locally referred to as "kalak".

The maned wolf is not a common prey species for any other predator, though it may be attacked or killed by feral domestic dogs.

The maned wolf is generally shy and flees when alarmed, so it poses little direct threat to humans.

Among the larger residents are cheetahs, maned wolves, otters and bat-eared foxes.

South America's rare maned wolves, which look like long-legged foxes, hunt mice in the region's long grasses.

Captive maned wolves were traditionally fed meat-heavy diets and developed bladder stones.

The maned wolves have been in Durrell since 2001, having replaced the Przewalski's horses.

The larger outdoor exhibits are currently inhabited by striped hyenas, maned wolves, and tigers.

The maned wolf is also known for its distinctive odor, which has earned it the nickname "skunk wolf."

As for its habitat, maned wolves live in grass lands and scrub prairies and forests.

It is a preferred prey of the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus).

The maned wolf is well represented in captivity, and has been bred successfully at a number of zoos, particularly in Argentina.

Other carnivores are snow leopards, polar bears, Syrian brown bears, and maned wolves.

Fur of the maned wolf may be reddish brown to golden orange on the sides with long, black legs and a distinctive black mane.

It is a preferred prey of the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus).

ARKive - images and movies of the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus).

It has also been observed in the diet of the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), which readily eats snakes, including venomous species.

The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the largest canid of South America, resembling a large fox with reddish fur.

One example of a mammalian frugivore is the maned wolf, or Chrysocyon brachyurus, which is found in South America.

(Solanaceae) by the maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger (Mammalia, Canidae).

Notes on the food habits and prey selection of the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) (Mammalia, Canidae) in southeastern Brazil.

In Brazil, Aplomado Falcons have been observed following Maned Wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and chasing birds that the wolves flush.

However, in 2009, a cladistic analysis of DNA identified the Falkland Island wolf's closest living relative as the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)-an unusually long-legged, fox-like South American canid, from which it separated about 6.7 million years ago.