No, this isn’t a giant fox — it’s a maned wolf! They’re native to South America and found in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. In the U.S., organizations, such as the Endangered Wolf Center, are working to conserve maned wolves. Learn more about the September The Association of Zoos and Aquariums featured animal: https://mutualofomaha.co/3XBKFtG 🦨 Maned wolves are sometimes called “skunk wolves” because of their stinky urine, strategically used to mark territory. 🦊 Their long, slender b

Denver Zoo works with our animals to learn certain behaviors that help them voluntarily participate in their own medical care. In this video, our maned wolf, Lima, demonstrates crate training, which helped her keepers facilitate a low-stress move to her new zoo home as part of her role in the maned wolf Species Survival Plan (SSP). Crate training can also help shift animals to the veterinary hospital for medical procedures, or lead to new behaviors such as a voluntary radiograph. This is one of

The maned wolf: not a wolf, not a fox… just one of the strangest canids on Earth. 👀🧡 Long legs, big ears, and a VERY distinctive smell. Which species should we feature next? 👇 #manedwolf #smallzoobigspecies #hemsleyconservationcentre | Hemsley Conservation Centre