What it eats: Omnivorous diet, including small mammals, birds, reptiles, eggs, sugarcane, bulbs and fruits. Why it's awesome: If there were a beauty contest for wild canines, the maned wolf would ...

Although it looks like someone mixed up the DNA for a deer and a fox, South America's native maned wolf is neither. In fact, the animal isn't even a part of the family that it is named after. Instead, ...

With legs like these, the maned wolf is a bamboozling spectacle. An omnivorous canine native to South America, the maned wolf’s spindly legs help it navigate the tall grasses in its environment. Even ...

This video explores the maned wolf, a creature that resembles a deer, wolf and fox yet belongs to none of them. Its towering legs, fiery coat and eerie nighttime calls make it one of the most unusual ...

The Louisville Zoo said goodbye to its last remaining maned wolf, Sadie. She was 12 years old.The zoo said Sadie was humanely euthanized after a decline in health related to her age and a ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Near-threatened maned wolves brought to New Orleans to breed have done just that, and are rearing four puppies, the Audubon Zoo announced Thursday. Three are black and one is silver ...

The maned wolf has its own genus, so it’s not actually a wolf. But the South American canid is the tallest in the world, standing 3 feet at the shoulder. Its long legs help it peer over the tall ...