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Maned Wolfby *kayaksailor

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Wild Animals

LA Zoo, day 2... Profile of the Maned Wolf.

"My goodness, what big ears you've got Grandma"...

here's another view

This photo is copywrite but I give permission for its use as long as you give me photo credit and link me to the final work...

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Some information: In spite of its appearance and name, it is not a fox, nor a wolf.
The Maned Wolf, native to South America is actually the only known surviving member of the Chrysocyon genus and is not closely related to any living canid.
One suggested explanation for this is that the Maned Wolf is a lone survivor of the Pleistocene extinction which wiped out all of its close relatives and other canids from South America.
A study published in 2003 placed the Maned Wolf together with the extinct Falklands Island wolf (also not a true wolf, it became extinct in 1876) based on morphology. The study also suggested an affinity with the pseudo-foxes of the genus Pseudalopex. A genetic study published in 2009 confirmed the link with the Falklands Island wolf and suggested that they shared a common ancestor around six million years ago.
Sadly, they are endangered.

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~Kyanite-shard May 7, 2013

I used it here! [link]

*kayaksailor 3 days ago

sorry but the link doesn't seem to work ):

~Moonhawk47 Jun 20, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Oh my god, the sheer beauty of these animals...I am completely taken. Great shot, it really shows off how super-model like these creatures are~! ^^

*kayaksailor Jul 17, 2012

They are stunning creatures! I recently learned this: In spite of its appearance and name, it is not a fox, nor a wolf.
The Maned Wolf, native to South America is actually the only known surviving member of the Chrysocyon genus and is not closely related to any living canid.
One suggested explanation for this is that the Maned Wolf is a lone survivor of the Pleistocene extinction which wiped out all of its close relatives and other canids from South America.
A study published in 2003 placed the Maned Wolf together with the extinct Falklands Island wolf (also not a true wolf, it became extinct in 1876) based on morphology. The study also suggested an affinity with the pseudo-foxes of the genus Pseudalopex. A genetic study published in 2009 confirmed the link with the Falklands Island wolf and suggested that they shared a common ancestor around six million years ago.

It is now endangered in many areas.

~Moonhawk47 Jul 18, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I did not know they weren't closely related to other canids O.o
This is very intersting information~
Although, it's sad that they are endangered. (like countless others)
They are so beautiful ;A;