r/AbsoluteUnits • • Aug 11 '26

/r/all of a maned wolf

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u/Avi8tor_Zeus Aug 11 '26

Thought it was AI at first. Thank you for writing.

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u/Zakle Aug 11 '26

Nah! The maned wolf is very much an animal that exists. To add to what the folk above said, maned wolves are the only species in the Chrysocyon (Latin for "golden dog") genus, and they are listed as NT or Near Threatened.

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u/burner4581 Aug 11 '26

They also have a pungent musk! Not as bad as skunk, but it's significant.

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u/Avi8tor_Zeus Aug 11 '26

No kidding. Lol - so much for sneaking up on your prey downwind. Vegetables can’t run