Outside for the First Time! Maned Wolf Pups at the Houston Zoo

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In February the maned wolf pups moved from their nursery in the clinic to a private room in the cheetah's night house. After a few days of settling in, they were let outside for the first time while the cheetahs were inside. They have been taking turns in the yard with the cheetahs and will not be put together with them.

[@maevedaly9084]

The cutest thing I’ve ever seen, I want one. Please protect this beautiful species 😭

[@kmrerk]

So cuuuute ! I'm gonna die of cuteness.

[@highspacefox]

oh wow those pups are damn cute

[@Silverfox1999]

Baby+large ears+floppy ears= Cute overdose

[@thevampireinyourhallway7570]

To me it's like coyote Hyena mated with a Wolf fox. Ah I'm gonna cry they are to cute.

[@Umbreona]

Aawwwe they are so cuuute. They look like Bat Eared foxes at this stage.

[@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198]

Umbreona They do 😃

[@lydmik]

they are just adorable

[@cherryribs]

Thank you, Tumblr, for bringing me here.

[@TigerDragon1001]

First of all, they aren't dogs, or wolves or foxes. They are a separate species. Second of all, no they don't kill people, humans kill them. They've never attacked a human before.

[@jesusislord7772]

Amen

[@kekeke8988]

They're more closely related to dogs and wolves than a bobcat is to cat. Nobody pedantically says "bobcats aren't cats".

[@ajaku]

@@kekeke8988 because people refer to all felines as cats, whereas typically we don't call all canines dogs, we call them canines. You never hear people call wolves dogs.

[@kekeke8988]

@@ajaku
Exactly, and it's technically wrong.

[@BarderBetterFasterStronger]

​@@ajakuyou do though

[@kekeke8988]

They look like German shepards with funny ears.

[@heatherlyn7879]

I wanna take them home and love em every day 🤗 been years since this has been uploaded I'm sure they've grown. Hope these beautiful babies are doing well ❤

[@KitOnVideo]

They look REALLY soft

[@SuburbaniteUrbanite]

from what I've heard they have a more wire-like fur.

[@jackchop1576]

they look like a cross between a fox and a German Shepherd.

[@bonnie3232]

They are beautiful!

[@MMusashi7]

Aww! Look at those cute little stinkers! I just wanna pet them and attack them with kisses.

[@misspiggy9963]

OMG THISE HUGE EARS ARE SO CCCUUUTTTEEE OMG OMG OMG!!!

[@katherinebarral9167]

When I looked inside their little encloser space I thought it was a lamb painting staring at me but its just a really big duck! xD

[@kayleighSky]

I want one

[@joseluisalvarez1411]

bellos

[@AnaSofia-xe2wg]

Aww

[@pauldharmer]

For a wild dog they seem very manageable, I know they smell bad but most of my friends stink anyways

[@UnclePutte]

You can play with them outdoors, but inside... In the shadows... the *d u c c* watches!

[@jamiesanders3672]

these and fennec foxs ❤❤❤

[@hdofu]

Da leggies out and about

[@alexkuhn5078]

leglets!

[@thiagovieirasoares]

That ears is so big

[@whengrapespop5728]

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[@katherinelan576]

their ears are so very floppy

[@xReaperGrimWolfx]

Gah wait till ther older then they get them long leggies haha

[@Sandcat]

Squee!

[@MrPeach18]

What happens to them when they're full grown?? Inside a cage ??

[@nice4ever100]

DONT DOSE DOGS KILL?

[@MisterJohnDoe]

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