Guara - maned wolf

The altitude of the wolf at the withers 74-87 cm, body length 125-130 cm, weight – 20-23 kilos. long snout, short tail and tall ears like the disproportionality of the animal. Long legs of the wolf is the result of evolution in matters of adaptation to the habitat, they help the animal to overcome obstacles in the form of high grass growing on the plains. High and soft hair coat of the wolf has a yellowish-red color, the tip of the tail and chin are bright.

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From the head to about the middle of the back are the dark stripe. The legs of the wolf have a dark color, the dark spots can also occur on the face. On top of the neck and at the back of the neck long hair that forms a mane. In an excited or aggressive state, the hair on his mane stand on end, which gives the animal a fearsome one. Herbaceous and shrubby plains, mainly open – the main habitat of the maned wolf.

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Lifestyle maned wolf is the night, the day he was resting in the thick grass, and gaining strength for the upcoming hunt. Males are more active than the females. Wolves live in pairs, takes about 27 km2, the boundaries of the territory of one pair are marked with urine and faeces. However, hunt and rest the wolves alone. Maned wolf by type of power is both herbivorous and carnivorous.After sunset, the males emit a deep, guttural barking, to communicate over large distances uses a long loud barking, and a dull roar is used to scare away opponents.

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The maned wolf refers to monogamous animals, but the reproductive cycle is not fully understood. Photoperiod is the controlling factor for the onset of the breeding season. The result is 62 to 65 days of gestation 1-5 born blind puppies. The skin and meat maned wolf man is not used, however, hunting of the wolf as a pest. Deforestation and cultivation of the territory leads to an increase in the area to stay a wolf, but in gentrified areas it is not found.

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