Maned wolf in Piaui, Brazil
© Sean Crane/Minden Picture
A lone wolf in South America
This is a maned wolf, also known as a ‘fox on stilts’, and it’s the largest species of canid in South America. As a canid, it belongs to the same family as the domestic dog, wolf and coyote. You’ll find this elegant animal among the tall grasslands of South America, where it hunts for small mammals and forages for fruits and vegetables. It’s thought that its long legs are an adaption to this landscape.
Related Images
Lake Dobson in Mount Field National Park of Tasmania
Almond orchards in bloom, Sacramento Valley, California
Circular agricultural fields in Morgan County, Colorado
An old farm in the Shetland Islands, Scotland
Water wheel in the Tashkurgan Grassland, Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China
Wildflowers in bloom at Lost Dutchman State Park in Arizona
Leopard snoozing in a tree in Namibia
Sunset at Counts Point in West MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
Bing Today Images
Aerial view of Ocean City, Maryland, at sunrise
Aug 22, 2024
Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
Aug 22, 2023
A burrowing owl chick and adult, South Florida, USA
Aug 22, 2022
A coral reef in the Red Sea near Egypt
Aug 22, 2016
