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Standing tall on stilt-like legs, this wolf can spot and catch rodents in tall grass. Smithsonian scientists are breeding these highly endangered wolves to help preserve the species.
Details
- Title: Maned wolf
- Type: Taxidermy Specimen
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- USNM Catalog Number(s): 588425
- Scientific Name: <i>Chrysocyon brachyurus</i>
- Photo Credit: Carl C. Hansen, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History & Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Field: Vertebrate Zoology
- Date Collected: 2002-01-10
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