Have you met the short-eared dog?

In this episode of Candid Animal Cam, Romi introduces a rarely seen Amazonian forest animal, the short-eared dog. Click the video to find out more!

About the short-eared dog:

• The scientific name of the short-eared dog is Atelocynus microtus.
• Short-eared dogs are solitary, meaning that they spend most of their time alone.
• The short-eared dog is found in the Amazon rainforest in South America, in the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and possibly Venezuela.
• It lives in lowland forest, swamp forest, bamboo stands, and cloud forest.
• Short-eared dogs have partially webbed paws that help them swim.
• The short-eared dog has short limbs (legs) and a bushy tail.
• The short-eared dog is a carnivore (meat eater). It mostly eats fish, insects, and small mammals.
• Female short-eared dogs are larger than males.
• Jaguars and boa constrictor snakes can hunt short-eared dogs.
• Short-eared dogs sometimes use burrows created by giant armadillos.

Read more on Mongabay:

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/what-is-a-short-eared-dog-candid-animal-cam-meets-one-of-the-most-elusive-mammals-of-the-amazon/

En Español:

Lee más aquí: https://es.mongabay.com/2020/05/candid-animal-cam-perro-de-orejas-cortas-episodio-10-video/

Romi says:

Special thanks to Sean McHugh for sharing this footage with us.