Maned wolf- Peculiar diet

[CitrusHigh]

Excerpt from the link below, wikipedia...

"Diet

The maned wolf specializes in small and medium-sized prey, including small mammals (typically rodents and hares), birds, and even fish.[14][11] A large fraction of its diet (over 50%, according to some studies) is vegetable matter, including sugarcane, tubers, and fruit (especially the wolf apple (Solanum lycocarpum).[15] Captive maned wolves were traditionally fed meat-heavy diets and developed bladder stones. Zoo diets now feature fruits and vegetables, as well as meat and dog chow."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maned_wolf

Thought it was interesting that a canid would not do well on mostly meat. But I also wonder what kind of meat they were using. Grass fed is the rule in it's range, grain-fed is the exception as far as beef goes. But they do CAFO poultry.

[cherimoya_kid]

So Lex's kidney stones are perhaps a common thing on VLC diets.

Also, somewhat relatedly, apparently the traditional Eskimos drink/drank a LOT of water. 

[Projectile Vomit]

People assume canids are carnivores, but neither canids nor felines generally are. They are omnivores. Many canids, coyotes in particular, may get the majority of their diet from plant foods at certain times of the year.

[CitrusHigh]

Obviously. But this canid's veggie consumption is substantial and regular. Whereas coyotes and the foxes are seasonal, ie when cherries are falling from the trees, Berries ripe, etc.

[PaleoPhil]

Wolves and wild dogs (http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/wilddogs/wddiet.htm) are facultative carnivores.

Diet of the wild dogs of the Lowveld in South Africa:


The maned wolf does raise an interesting question. If maned wolves eat tubers, why shouldn't humans at least try them?