The major push behind diet research for maned wolves is the attempt to find a diet that will raise their urinary pH, thus preventing the formation of stones and excreting the excess cystine. Skip to main content. Entry passes are required for all guests, including infants. All visitors ages 2 and older are required to wear a mask in all indoor spaces at the Zoo, regardless of their vaccination status.
Fully vaccinated visitors do not need to wear a mask in outdoor areas. Cheetah Conservation Station. Maned wolf. Animals Animals A-Z Maned wolf. Share this page:. Fact sheet Conservation Meet the Animals Physical Description Having evolved to live in high grass savannas, maned wolves have a thick red coat, long black legs and tall, erect ears. Size The maned wolf stands about 3 feet 90 centimeters tall at the shoulder and weighs about 50 pounds 23 kilograms.
Communication Maned wolves mark their territory with powerful-smelling urine and feces on hillocks and termite mounds along their borders. Social Structure Maned wolves live in monogamous pairs sharing a 10 square mile 26 square kilometer territory. Reproduction and Development Females enter estrus once a year for approximately five days. Sleep Habits Crepuscular to nocturnal. Lifespan The life span of maned wolves in the wild is unknown.
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You could donate your birthday to conservation, host a bakesale to benefit wildlife or Adopt a Species! Conservation Projects. Department of Animal Programs. In captivity, males help raise pups by regurgitating food. Captive Maned wolves live between 12 — 15 years. Little information is known about family habits of wild Maned wolves.
Whereas other large canids hunt cooperatively to capture ungulate prey, Maned wolves specialize in small prey. At night Maned Wolves search for rodents, hares and birds. Fruits are a large fraction of their diet.
Captive maned wolves were traditionally fed meat-heavy diets and developed kidney stones. Zoo diets now feature fruits and vegetables, as well as meat and dog chow. Maned wolves are nocturnal most active in the night preferring to rest under forest cover during the day and hunt until sunrise. Contrary to popular opinion, Maned wolves are very shy and only attack humans when they feel threatened or afraid. For more information see Wolf Behaviour.
The tip of the tail, chin and throat are sometimes white. The long, almost black legs allow the maned wolf to see above the long grass while running. Size Height: 1m Weight: kg Habitat Grasslands and scrub forest. Range states Argentina, Bolvia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru Diet The maned wolf eats small mammals such as cuis wild guinea pigs , rabbits and young viscachas burrowing rodents as well as pacas and agoutis, both fast-running rodents.
Insects, reptiles and birds are a regular part of its diet but it also eats fruits, sugarcane and other plants. Maned Wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus. What are the main threats? The most significant threat to the maned wolf is the drastic reduction of habitat, especially due to conversion to agricultural land. Many maned wolves are killed on roads and there is a further threat from domestic dogs, which chase maned wolves and may also pass on disease. What is WWF doing? WWF's work is focused on the protection of the maned wolf's habitat, in particular the Cerrado.
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