Get to know the maned wolf, one of the rare and endangered animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Meet more extraordinary animals by streaming all 18 episodes of Wild Inside the National Zoo - http://bit.ly/2Te4Lua | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

Denver Zoo works with our animals to learn certain behaviors that help them voluntarily participate in their own medical care. In this video, our maned wolf, Lima, demonstrates crate training, which helped her keepers facilitate a low-stress move to her new zoo home as part of her role in the maned wolf Species Survival Plan (SSP). Crate training can also help shift animals to the veterinary hospital for medical procedures, or lead to new behaviors such as a voluntary radiograph. This is one of

The maned wolf: not a wolf, not a fox… just one of the strangest canids on Earth. 👀🧡 Long legs, big ears, and a VERY distinctive smell. Which species should we feature next? 👇 #manedwolf #smallzoobigspecies #hemsleyconservationcentre | Hemsley Conservation Centre

IBERÁ: STRONGHOLD OF THE MANED WOLF An unprecedented study is being carried out in Iberá by our offspring Fundación Rewilding Argentina: monitoring the maned wolf with satellite technology. The placement of GPS satellite collars on a dozen animals, coupled with camera-trap monitoring and direct observations, are helping us to learn more about this mysterious species, which is the largest wild canine in South America. This cutting technology has allowed our teammates to observe in detail the terr