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04-17-2017, 02:53 AM( This post was last modified: 04-17-2017, 07:10 AM by epaiva )
Maned Wolf Skull
*This image is copyright of its original author
*This image is copyright of its original author
*This image is copyright of its original author
Pictures taken in Museo de Zoologia de Facultad de Ciencias de la UCV in Caracas, Venezuela
Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) Skull
- Length of skull 25 cm
- Wide of skull 12,5 cm
- Length of upper canine 3 cm
- Length of lower canine 2,5 cm
The average adult weighs 23 kg (51 lb) and stands 90 cm (35 in) tall at the shoulder, has a head-body length of 100 cm (39 in) with the tail adding another 45 cm (18 in). Its ears are large and long (7 inches).The maned wolf is omnivorous. It specialises in preying on small and medium-sized animals, including small mammals (typically rodents and rabbits), birds, and even fish, but a large portion of its diet (more than 50%, according to some studies) is vegetable matter.
It is very interesting to see that big part of their diet are rodents and rabbits because they have huge canine teeth for canids similar sized to the canine teeth of Wolf (Canis Lupus)
Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
