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Friday, November 29, 2013

Maned wolf, Distributed maned wolf, and food maned wolf part 1

Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, and food maned wolf
Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, and food maned wolf

Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, food maned wolf, and Maned wolf coat

Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is very unusual for a wolf appearance, and more like a long-legged fox than a wolf. Body length adult reaches 125-130 cm at the withers animal, thanks to a very long and shapely legs, grows up to 75-85 cm, about 30 cm tail accounts. Weight beast rarely exceeds 22-23 kg.

Maned wolf coat

Maned wolf coat color in color similar to the color of a fox or a wolf mountain. Most of his body is covered with yellow-red hair, tail light, almost white at the tip, the legs, on the contrary, wearing black stockings.Throat has a bright spot, and from the withers to the middle of the back is a black stripe wool which is markedly longer than in other parts of the body. If the animal is scared or aggressive mood, the hair on the back of his neck stand on end, making it more visually maned wolf. Actually, thanks to the lush mane and it got its name.

Distributed maned wolf

Distributed maned wolf on the territory of several countries in South America, namely the southern, southeastern and central Brazil, Paraguay, eastern Bolivia. In Peru, Uruguay and Argentina, this species is probably extinct, and in other parts of the area the animal is rare. Forests and mountains, this avoids a predator, living mainly in the Pampas - plains covered with high and thick grass and shrub vegetation.
maned wolf are active at night and twilight hours, the same day of rest. Unlike other related species in the pack predators do not go astray. The most that they can afford - that's life as a couple, but even here not without oddities. Male and female hunt and spend the night alone on an area of 25 - 30 m. km, which is marked with droppings and feces.

Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, food maned wolf, and Maned wolf coat
 Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, and food maned wolf
Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, food maned wolf, and Maned wolf coat
 Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, and food maned wolf
Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, food maned wolf, and Maned wolf coat
 Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, and food maned wolf
Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, food maned wolf, and Maned wolf coat
Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, and food maned wolf 
Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, food maned wolf, and Maned wolf coat
 Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, and food maned wolf
Maned wolf,  Distributed maned wolf, food maned wolf, and Maned wolf coat
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