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[[File:Maned Wolf headshot.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The Maned Wolf has large rounded ears.]] | [[File:Maned Wolf headshot.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The Maned Wolf has large rounded ears.]] | ||
The Maned wolf is covered in reddish brown fur. <ref name=wwf>[http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/wolf_maned/ Maned Wolf] ''World Wildlife Fund For Nature''. Accessed 9 January 2017. Unknown Author. </ref> They have long, slender legs and pointed muzzles, both black in color. <ref name=wolfcenter>[http://www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/educational-resources/maned-wolf/#. Maned Wolf] ''Endangered Wolf Center''. Accessed January 16, 2017. Unknown Author. </ref> Maned wolves have white chins, throats, ears, and tail tips. Along their back is a strip of fur (the "mane") that can stand upright when danger is sensed. <ref name=arkive> [http://www.arkive.org/maned-wolf/chrysocyon-brachyurus/ Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)] ''Arkive''. Authenticated September 15, 2008. Unknown Author.</ref> Maned Wolves are very large, measuring 42 inches (107 centimeters) tall, and weighing 75 pounds (34 kilograms). Despite being so large, they are timid and quite skittish. <ref name=factzoo> [http://www.factzoo.com/mammals/maned-wolf-long-legs-red-fox-head.html Maned Wolf - Long Legs With Red Fox Head] ''FactZoo''. Accessed January 17, 2017. Unknown Author. </ref> | The Maned wolf is covered in reddish brown fur. <ref name=wwf>[http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/wolf_maned/ Maned Wolf] ''World Wildlife Fund For Nature''. Accessed 9 January 2017. Unknown Author. </ref> They have long, slender legs and pointed muzzles, both black in color. <ref name=wolfcenter>[http://www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/educational-resources/maned-wolf/#. Maned Wolf] ''Endangered Wolf Center''. Accessed January 16, 2017. Unknown Author. </ref> Maned wolves have white chins, throats, ears, and tail tips. Along their back is a strip of fur (the "mane") that can stand upright when danger is sensed. <ref name=arkive> [http://www.arkive.org/maned-wolf/chrysocyon-brachyurus/ Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)] ''Arkive''. Authenticated September 15, 2008. Unknown Author.</ref> Maned Wolves are very large, measuring 42 inches (107 centimeters) tall, and weighing 75 pounds (34 kilograms). Despite being so large, they are timid and quite skittish. <ref name=factzoo> [http://www.factzoo.com/mammals/maned-wolf-long-legs-red-fox-head.html Maned Wolf - Long Legs With Red Fox Head] ''FactZoo''. Accessed January 17, 2017. Unknown Author. </ref> | ||
== Life Cycle == | == Life Cycle == | ||
[[File:Maned Wolf Pup.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A young Maned Wolf pup with mother.]] | [[File:Maned Wolf Pup.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A young Maned Wolf pup with mother.]] | ||
Maned wolves are monogamous, meaning they only have one mate.<ref name=officialsite> [http://themanedwolfresource.weebly.com/reproduction.html | Maned wolves are monogamous, meaning they only have one mate.<ref name=officialsite>[http://themanedwolfresource.weebly.com/reproduction.html Reproduction In the Maned Wolf] ''The Maned Wolf Resource''. Accessed 18 January, 2017. Unknown Author. </ref> Breeding season is between August and October. After a 65 day gestation period, the pups are born. At birth, the pups weigh 12-15 ounces (340-430 grams) and are dark grey in color (see picture at left). They change color as they grow and are red by 10 weeks. By 15 weeks, they are weaned. The Maned Wolf pups leave their parents at 1 year, when they become sexually mature. <ref name=uwsp> Melanie Hanson. [http://www.uwsp.edu/biology/VertebrateCollection/Pages/Vertebrates/Mammals%20of%20Paraguay/Chrysocyon%20brachyurus/Chrysocyon%20brachyurus.aspx Chrysocyon brachyurus - Maned Wolf] ''University of Wisconsin Steven's Point''. Last updated March 29, 2005.</ref> | ||
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