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.

The maned wolf, a gorgeous canine from South America, is neither a wolf nor a fox, despite resembling both. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Argentine conservationists have returned a rare and unusual-looking animal, a maned wolf, to the wild around Buenos Aires, with its long black legs and red-fur making the creature look like a fox ...

Jessie, a 7-year-old maned wolf from the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona, has arrived at the Louisville Zoo, officials announced on June 18, 2025.© Courtesy of The Louisville Zoo Josie, a 2-year-old Masai ...

A new maned wolf has been welcomed to Paignton Zoo. The zoo said Lua was currently in quarantine, while being on show to the public, but that she would soon join their male maned wolf named Tolock.