It’s called a wolf. Its nickname is fox-on-stilts. But it’s neither a wolf nor a fox. It’s the only species in the genus Chrysocyon, meaning golden dog. I only saw two of them while in Brazil — this being the one of the two that allowed me photo opps. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 95mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/400th of a second.
Never ever even heard of this animal! Remarkable and strange, and clearly not shy about expressing himself. As someone who is “vertically challenged” I envy his legs!
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It’s called a wolf. Its nickname is fox-on-stilts. But it’s neither a wolf nor a fox. It’s the only species in the genus Chrysocyon, meaning golden dog. I only saw two of them while in Brazil — this being the one of the two that allowed me photo opps. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 95mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/400th of a second.
Stilts indeed! Are they fast? Fascinating animal,
Thanks for sharing this “Golden Dog”. I never seen one before.
Amazing. Looks like he’s got a lot to say.
He looks like he’s shouting “Hey hey hey”, and then you turn around and say “what?” and then he says “nothing, just saying ‘hey’.”
Wow. Never knew of this fabulous animal. Thanks.
What a super shot!
Never ever even heard of this animal! Remarkable and strange, and clearly not shy about expressing himself. As someone who is “vertically challenged” I envy his legs!