The Maned wolf mostly inhabits Brazil’s Cerrado, a vast grassland threatened by rampant conversion to croplands and often forgotten by conservationists. The species may be adapting to its rapidly ...

Tall and two-toned, this unusual canid stands out from the crowd, yet not a lot of people know about the maned wolf, a cousin of the more familiar gray wolf. Here are five facts about this South ...

The maned wolf looks like a mix of a deer, a wolf, and a fox—but it's none of them. With its long legs, unique hunting style, ...

Although it looks like someone mixed up the DNA for a deer and a fox, South America's native maned wolf is neither. In fact, the animal isn't even a part of the family that it is named after. Instead, ...

The pups won't be displayed in the exhibit for another six weeks, the zoo said. — -- Neither dogs nor foxes, two maned wolves with gorgeous red fur and live at the Little Rock Zoo are now proud ...

The Beardsley Zoo pups are being raised by two first-time parents, who are sharing the child-rearing responsibilities Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal, Virginia. Mike Bock Maned wolf Elliana (above) gave birth to one of the ...

"Slinky's playful nature is helping her grow into the wolf she is meant to be," said the Sedgwick County Zoo Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of ...