Why it's awesome: If there were a beauty contest for wild canines, the maned wolf would surely be the winner, with its flowing red coat, long legs and large ears. Its name derives from the black ...

The question that kept rattling around my skull this morning was “Why does maned wolf pee smell like marijuana?” This isn’t one of those “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” riddles.

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 none of them.

Well, sorry weirdo, you’re only half right. The maned wolf is actually not a wolf, and also not a fox. It does belong to the canidae family, so it’s a distant cousin of wolves, foxes ...

Mike Bock Maned wolf Elliana (above) gave birth to one of the three pups born this winter at the Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal, Virginia. Smithsonian/Jessica Kordell In ...

BUENOS AIRES, May 17 (Reuters) - Argentine conservationists have returned a rare and unusual-looking animal, a maned wolf, to the wild around Buenos Aires, with its long black legs and red-fur ...

The question that kept rattling around my skull this morning was “Why does maned wolf pee smell like marijuana?” This isn’t one of those “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” riddles.