Although it looks like someone mixed up the DNA for a deer and a fox, South America’s native maned wolf is neither. In fact, the animal isn’t even a part of the family that it is named after.

The baby maned wolf can be seen being carried around in the jaws of his mother Credit: Exmoor Zoo. Zoo director Danny Reynolds said: “We have been part of the breeding program for 15+ years.

A maned wolf has given birth for the first time at Exmoor Zoo in Devon. Also known as the "skunk wolf" due to the strong smell of their urine, the maned wolf is a large member of the canine family ...