Wolf

Wolves are animals that appear in The Lion King fanfictions.
==Information==
According to the Smithsonian National Zoo, maned wolves live in the high savanna. They have a thick red coat, long black legs, and tall, erect ears. The maned wolf is the largest canid of South America. It looks more like a long-legged fox than a wolf. Genetic studies show that it is neither fox nor true wolf, but a distinct species. It is the only member of its genus, Chrysocyon. The maned wolf stands about 3 feet (90 centimeters) tall at the shoulder and weighs about 50 pounds (23 kilograms). They range through central and eastern South America including northern Argentina, South and Central Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and southern Peru. They inhabit the cerrado, the largest biome of South America, which is composed of wet and dry forests, grasslands, savannas, marshes and wetlands.
Maned wolves mark their territory with powerful-smelling urine and feces on hillocks and termite mounds along their borders. They do not howl, but instead emit loud barks or roar barks to let their mate know where they are, and to warn other wolves to stay away. Maned wolves are omnivorous eaters and primarily solitary hunters. They eat seasonally abundant fruits and vegetables and are particularly interested in lobeira, whose name means "fruit of the wolf." It is a small tomato-like berry that, along with other fruits and vegetables, makes up 50 percent of the maned wolf's diet. They eat small mammals such as rodents, rabbits and insects. Maned wolves rotate their large ears to listen for prey animals in the grass. They tap the ground with a front foot to flush out the prey and pounce to catch it, or they may dig after burrowing prey. They may also leap into the air to capture birds and insects. Long legs help them move through and see above tall grasses.
Maned wolves share their habitat with a wide variety of other carnivores: bush dog, crab-eating fox, hoary fox, pampas fox, puma, jaguar, pampas cat, jaguarondi, crab-eating raccoon, hog-nosed skunk and grison. Because of their large size, only the puma and domestic dogs have been reported to kill the maned wolf. Maned wolves live in monogamous pairs sharing a 10 square mile (26 square kilometer) territory. Females enter estrus once a year for approximately five days. Males only produce sperm during the breeding season as well. Peak breeding in the wild is from April to June. Vocalizations and scent marking increase before mating. Most information on maned wolf breeding has come from the study of animals in human care. 
Scientists have found that the mean number of pups produced is 2.5 (with a range of 1 to 5) with a gestation period of 65 days. Females are responsible for raising pups, but there is evidence that males provide food to their pups in both zoo and wild populations. The pups nurse for four weeks at which point the mother introduces regurgitated food. Pups generally leave the parents' territory at one year of age. Maned wolves' exact lifespan is unknown, though in captivity, they are known to live for about 15 years.
Gray wolves have colors vary, coming in russet, brown, cream, gray, black, and white. Wolf pups are born with blue eyes, and as they get older, their eyes change into green, gold, brown, and amber.
Gray wolves occur throughout North America and Eurasia, having over thirty different subspecies. Packs are usually comprised of twelve or more individuals and communicate to each other through unique sounds, visual cues, and scent markings. Mothers give birth to a typical amount of four to five pups, which the entire pack proceeds to care for. Gray wolves are nocturnal hunters and target large herbivores like deer, elk, and oxen. The IUCN lists the conservation status of the species as Least Concern.
==Appearances in Fanfiction==
Here are all the fanfictions that this animal makes an appearance in that are on this wiki. If your fanfiction includes wolves, add it to this list.
*Legends of the Lion Guard
*The Lion King : Pride of the Pack
==Wolves on the Wiki==
All wolves on the wiki can be found here.
==Gallery==
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