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Though they have the word "wolf" in their name, a maned wolf is not a wolf. They're not long-legged foxes either. These canines are in a group all their own and most closely related to the bush dog! Learn more maned wolf facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files
Scientific Name: Chrysocyon brachyurus
Range: South America; Primarily in Brazil
Habitat: Savannah
Size: 3.25 feet (1m) tall at the shoulder; About 50 pounds (22.7kg)
Diet: Rodents, rabbits, birds, fruits, and seeds
Threats: Habitat loss, humans, giant kidney worms, pumas, domestic dogs, and more
Life span: About fifteen years in captivity; Unknown in the wild
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Robert Elsmore - www.flickr.com/photos/134984984@N08/20334914180; www.flickr.com/photos/134984984@N08/20514144042
Kathrin Mezger - www.flickr.com/photos/26094756@N04/10542455354
João Medeiros - www.flickr.com/photos/cerrados/4038825216
Marie Hale - www.flickr.com/photos/15016964@N02/19412373745
Conrado - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerrado#/media/File:Bonfim_047.jpg
Terpichores - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerrado#/media/File:Ecoregion_NT0704.svg
RE Mandsager - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dioctophyme_renale.jpg
Calle Eklund - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manvarg_(Chrysocyon_brachyurus).jpg
Nevinho - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_lycocarpum#/media/File:Ramo_de_lobeiro.JPG
Sage Ross - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maned_Wolf_11,_Beardsley_Zoo,_2009-11-06.jpg
Ltshears - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maned_Wolf_by_Trisha_7.jpg
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maned_wolf#/media/File:Maned_Wolf_area.png
Research Credits:
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/maned-wolf
wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/cerrado/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_lycocarpum
www.arkive.org/maned-wolf/chrysocyon-brachyurus/
wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/wolf_maned/
www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/educational-resources/maned-wolf/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioctophyme_renale
news.mongabay.com/2015/12/the-maned-wolf-saving-south-americas-unfortunately-named-canid/
zoo.sandiegozoo.org/animals/maned-wolf
www.britannica.com/animal/maned-wolf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maned_wolf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_dog
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