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THE MANED WOLF. 



CANIS J LB ATI'S. 



C'a/JM /«6«/«.», Desmarcst, Mammalogic, p. 198; Renggcr, Xaturo-csch. 

 der Saiigcthiere von Paraguay, 1830, p. 138; Sykes, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. 1838, p. Ill ; J. A. Wagner's Supplement to 

 Schrcber's Saugth., Abtli. ii. p. 380; Hurmeister, Fauna 

 Brasiliensis, p. 25, pis. 21 & ^G ; id. Republique Argentine, 

 vol. iii. p. 140 (1879) ; Ilensel, Zool. (Jarten, xiii. .Tahrg. 

 (1872), p. 7G; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 80G, pi. 81; 

 Flower, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 766. 



Canis cawpeslris, Maximilian, Prinz zu Wicd, Hcitrage, vol. ii. p. 331. 



Chrysoctjou juhatus, Hamilton Smith, Naturalist's Library, vol. ix. p. 242 

 (1839). 



Chrysoajon jubata, Gray, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 506; id. Catalogue of Carni- 

 vorous Mammalia, p. 192. 



Agouara gouazon, Azara, Fssais sur I'liistoirc naturelle des Quadrupedes 

 du Paraguay, vol. i. p. 307 (1801). 



Tills Wolf is not well named, since the rather long hair of the nape 

 of the neck hardly merits to be called a " mane." The animal, how- 

 ever, is a very interesting one, and, like the Abyssinian Wolf, constitutes 

 an exceedingly marked and distinct species. It is the largest of the 

 Canidce found in South America, where it inhabits Paraguay and parts 

 adjacent, and notably the Province of Minas Geraes in Brazil. Its 

 long limbs, long and large ears, and conspicuous coloration cause it to 

 be easily recognized. 



In spite of its large size, the Maned AVolf is by no means a dangerous 

 animal, never attacking man. It is described by Azara as inhabiting 

 low and moist situations, and as being of solitary habit, never hunting 

 in packs. Although it may pursue wild deer, he declares that it com- 

 mits no depredations on herds or flocks of domestic animals. It does, 



