Braga Ferreira, G;
Barros, C;
Costa, A;
Dias, T;
Oliveira, M;
(2017)
First ever record of a black-coloured maned wolf.
Canid Biology & Conservation
, 20
(10)
pp. 42-45.
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Abstract
Records of atypical black individuals of Neotropical canids are extremely rare. Here, we report the first ever record of a black-coloured maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus, either wild or in captivity. Using camera traps to survey a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado we obtained 30 maned wolf photographic records, 25 in its common reddish colour and five (16.6% of the records) in the previously unknown black phenotype. We suggest this is possibly an independent event of melanism in canids, discuss its potential evolutionary benefits and give recommendations for further research.
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