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maned wolf
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MANED WOLF

The female maned wolf gives birth to a litter of between one to six pups in thick grassy dens. She cares for them with no help from the male, nursing them for up to 15 weeks. At birth, pups weigh only a few ounces but grow to be about 50 pounds.

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