Foxy fox

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

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Posted 9 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

This is not a red fox, I believe it is the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus). Was this in a zoo as they come from South America. Posted 9 years ago

The Maned wolf

The maned wolf is the largest canid of South America, resembling a large fox with reddish fur.

This mammal is found in open and semi-open habitats, especially grasslands with scattered bushes and trees, in south, central-west and south-eastern Brazil , Paraguay, northern Argentina, Bolivia east and north of the Andes, and far south-eastern Peru . It is very rare in Uruguay, being possibly extirpated . IUCN lists it as near threatened, while it is considered vulnerable by the Brazilian.. more

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Similar species: Carnivorans

Species identified by Claire Hamilton