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Its long reddish-brown hair covers its body, with its mouth, back, and tail being black. Sometimes the tip of the tail, the chin, and throat are white. Its legs are almost black, and their length enables the wolf to see over the long grass while it runs.
Having evolved to live in high grass savannas, maned wolves have a thick red coat, long black legs and tall, erect ears. The maned wolf is the largest canid of South America. It looks more like a long-legged fox than a wolf.
The maned wolf is the tallest of the wild canids; its long legs are likely an adaptation to the tall grasslands of its native habitat. [18] Fur of the maned wolf may be reddish-brown to golden orange on the sides with long, black legs, and a distinctive black mane.
The maned wolf derives its name from the characteristic mane on its neck which stands erect when it scents danger. Its body is covered with long, reddish-brown hair. The mouth, the back and the tail of the animal is black. The tip of the tail, chin and throat are sometimes white.
The long thin legs, which may serve to help the maned wolf to see above tall grass, grade from red to black at their lower portions. The anterior part of the erectile mane of long hairs is black as well.
Its fur is long and reddish-brown, with black legs, a black muzzle, and a white tip on its tail. The “mane” for which it is named is a patch of black fur running from the back of its head to its shoulders, which can stand up when the animal is alert or agitated, making it look larger and more threatening.
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