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The term maned wolf is an allusion to the mane of the nape. It is known locally as aguará guazú (meaning "large fox") in the Guarani language, or kalak in the Toba Qom language, lobo-guará in Portuguese, and lobo de crín, lobo de los esteros, or lobo colorado in Spanish.
Location. The park is in the Atlantic Forest biome. It covers an area of 48,300 hectares (119,000 acres). ... Protected species in the park include maned wolf ...
Solanum lycocarpum, or wolf apple, is common in the Brazilian savanna, the Cerrado ecoregion. The plant is called lobeira ("wolf's plant") or fruta-do-lobo ("wolf's fruit") in Portuguese. [1] The name "wolf apple" comes from the fact that they account for more than 50% of the maned wolf's diet. [1]
Emas National Park shows a typical cerrado ecosystem; a treeless savannah with tall termite mounds and an interesting amount of wildlife: the giant anteater, the maned wolf, giant armadillo, pampas deer [3] and the namesake greater rhea, among others. Emas National Park also holds a small jaguar population, perhaps consisting of about 10-12 ...
International Wolf Center, there are two “widely recognized species of wolves in the world, the red and the gray.” Pictured is the American grey wolf (Canis lupus lycaon). ©Jearu/Shutterstock.com
Protected species include the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), cougar (Puma concolor), white-necked hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus), the extremely local Cipo canastero (Asthenes luizae), the lizard Placosoma cipoense, the fish Characidium lagosantense and the butterfly Nirodia belphegor. [1]
The forest provides a refuge for species such as the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), lowland paca (Cuniculus paca), titi monkeys, and birds such as undulated tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus) and the turquoise-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva). [1]
The exhibit used to house the maned wolf and Mexican wolf but both species were removed when the Pritzer Family Children's Zoo opened its own red wolf habitat in 2005. The exhibit closed in winter 2014 as work began on the new polar bear and penguin habitats over the same site. The habitat re-opened in late 2016. [77]