The melanic maned wolf, as its name suggests, differs from the common maned wolf in its dark coat. The animal is so rare that there is little mention of it. Some call him a real werewolf.

The wolf is mistaken for a werewolf – Photo: Internet

The most famous photo of our “Brazilian Werewolf”, taken in 2017, went viral again and attracted a lot of attention from Internet users.

According to the page Brazilian biodiversity: “For me, all the fairy tales and legends that exist were inspired by something that actually happened, and someone saw it differently. I’m sure the werewolf was inspired by the melanistic maned wolf. Look, this was seen in 2017 in Minas Gerais.”

Consequences for the werewolf:

For me, all the fairy tales and legends that exist were inspired by something that actually happened, but someone saw it differently.

I’m sure the werewolf was inspired by the melanistic maned wolf. Look at this seen in 2017 in Minas Gerais. pic.twitter.com/mIyrfhv5lx

— Brazilian Biodiversity (@BiodiversidadeB) June 26, 2023