Maned Wolf

Maned Wolf(Chrysocyon brachyurus)

TaxonomyKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: CanidaeGenus: ChrysocyonSpecies: C. Brachyurus

Adaptations

ExcretionThe Maned Wolf stomach expands to fill with a meat meal from the hunt, and the pH is very low in order to kill bacteria. The remainder of the gut is designed to remove the undigested matter, as the intestines are small.

Respiration The Maned Wolf inhales oxygen that travels down the esophagus.Then it travels the length of the bronchi where the oxygen is removed, and is exhaled as co2

ReproductionThe mating season ranges from November to April. Gestation lasts about 60 days and when the pup is born, its fur is black.

MovementThe Maned Wolf has long legs and the long legs help them move throu grasslands quinker and people say thare the long ears help them hear the movement of rodents

NutritionManed wolves are omnivorous, eating small mammals, insects, reptiles, birds, bird eggs, fruits, and vegetation

BehaviorThe Maned Wolf is a calm wolf. It is shy so it doesn't tend to attack humans. They only get aggressive when another Wolf is in their terretory.

Interesting FactIn my opinion the most interseting fact about the Maned Wolf is the way it marks its terretory. It used his urine wich is compared to the smell of a skunk spray.