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Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
The maned wolf is neither a wolf nor a fox but the last survivor of its own lineage, the sole remnant of a group of South American canids that largely vanished at the end of the Ice Age. Its extraordinary legs — the longest of any canid relative to body size — are not built for …
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- The Maned Wolf's favorite fruit is the 'wolf apple' (Solanum lycocarpum), which is so important to its diet that some seeds germinate better after passing through its digestive system.
- The maned wolf is neither wolf nor fox — it is the last survivor of its own lineage. Its very long legs are stilts for seeing over tall grass, not for running fast. About half its diet is plant matter, especially the "wolf apple" fruit, which appears to protect it from a kidney parasite. Its urine smells so strongly of pyrazines that people routinely mistake it for cannabis.
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