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🐾 Vega and Lyra are adding a splash of color to conservation! Our maned wolves use their paws to create beautiful paintings that are as unique as they are. Want to learn more about these amazing animals? Stop by our International Maned Wolf Day conservation table on October 5th from 10am-12pm! You can fold an origami wolf, color your own masterpiece, play a marble game that shows how wolves help disperse seeds, and even take home a bookmark featuring paw prints painted by Vega and Lyra themselv

During her field work in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, Dr. Nucharin Songsasen witnessed the release of a rehabilitated maned wolf back into the wild. Canelinha, who was injured during a wildfire as a puppy, was successfully released in late April. Fitted with a radio collar, Canelinha will help researchers better understand South America's largest canine. | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute