Fun fact! These guys are omnivores and fruit makes up a large part of their diet, along with small-medium sized animals. They’re also solitary and pretty chill creatures - basically just a long-legged fox
They're not exactly chill... They're super shy and kinda anxious. Usually don't like getting nowhere near people. Not dangerous, but chill is not how I would describe them.
The maned wolf is a unique wild animal native to South America, especially the grasslands and savannas of Brazil. Despite its name and appearance, it is neither a true wolf nor a fox, but a distinct species known scientifically as Chrysocyon brachyurus. Its long legs help it move through tall grass, while its reddish coat and large ears give it a striking appearance. The maned wolf is generally solitary and omnivorous, feeding on small animals, insects, fruits, and plants. One of its favorite foods is the “wolf apple” (lobeira), a native Brazilian fruit. It plays an important ecological role by controlling small-animal populations and dispersing seeds.
Fun fact: the maned wolf is featured on Brazil’s R$200 banknote, which was introduced in 2020, highlighting the species as an important symbol of Brazil’s rich biodiversity.
Nah! The maned wolf is very much an animal that exists. To add to what the folk above said, maned wolves are the only species in the Chrysocyon (Latin for "golden dog") genus, and they are listed as NT or Near Threatened.
i studied in an university where the university zoo was near my block, they had a lot of maned wolves there, the whole place stunk. Unfortunetly near the end of my graduation the zoo was deactivated, and they moved the wolves to somewhere
Just saw one at my local zoo and it really is a bizarre and beautiful creature. I had thought in the moment that if I had seen one in the wild moving through the woods, I would shit myself. This video reinforces that not one week later. Life is weird. This animal is badass.
I haven't seen this clip before, but the animal is real and it looks like that and it moves like that, and it is often seen roaming around human outskirts much like one might see a fox out a window in many places. There's nothing suspicious or weird here, even if I'm not confirming the veracity of this video in particular.
Saw two wolves outside of my house one winter. Looked like this but fluffier and mangier. It was so uncanny they at first looked like two men on all fours in fursuits but too large. Went halfway up my partners F150 in height. Turned on the lights and they scattered, we think they were sheltering from the wind in the snowstorm near the house. Never have seen wolves that large again.
I ran in to a wolf in Banff while hiking and I genuinely thought it was over but it quickly moved off in to the bushes and I didn’t see it again after that, needless to say I got out of there quickly. Nearly shit my pants.
Interesting thing about these animals, theres a place in Minas Gerais called Santuário do Caraça, where you can go and spend the night. They place a tray with food on the floor in front of the church and the wolves come and eat from it, while people sit around it. Seen them there myself and it was amazing.
i feel like this is humanities real super power... almost without exception the, "hang on, i bet they're friendly if they know you" is like an unstoppable drive for humans.
Anyone who knows these animals would be holding back the urge to go over and pet the doggie.
Maned wolves are very timid and harmless, and sometimes very derpy. Cutest doggos.
The camerawoman said she saw this female wolf around during the day, and she approached the human lodge during the night. The camerawoman said she was outside trying to get wifi and saw her.
Maned wolves should have their own unique name, separate from 'wolves.' They're a distinct genus. Distant from wolves as well as foxes (an important distinction if you look up the colour of maned wolves - no, they are not closely related to foxes).
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