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.

Animalogic Not a Deer, Wolf, or Fox – The Maned Wolf Is Fascinating Posted: March 19, 2025 | Last updated: March 19, 2025 The maned wolf looks like a mix of a deer, a wolf, and a fox—but it's ...

At least one all-black (known as melanistic) maned wolf has been seen and photographed. Despite resembling a red fox and being called a wolf, the maned wolf is not closely related to either of ...

a maned wolf, to the wild around Buenos Aires, with its long black legs and red-fur making the creature look like a fox on stilts or perhaps wearing knee-high boots. The endangered species ...

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