Ethiopian Wolves Are The Rarest Wolves In The World

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This is the rarest canid in the world, with under 500 individuals in the wild.
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Animalogic Created by Dylan Dubeau and Andrew Strapp
Executive Producer, Director, and Director of Photography: Dylan Dubeau
Host: Danielle Dufault
Editor: Hayley Torio
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Examining the nature of the beast.

[@animalogic]

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[@flamingmonkeyxii]

Rarest wolf? You insulting Red Wolves? Ooooooo nooooooo

[@demonatemu]

i'm kind of sus if Beast Lord's artwork is AI generated or not...

[@jjhggdcqz]

Please make a video about aardvarks.

[@ArthropodJay]

@@demonatemu I was thinking the same

[@TheRilluma]

6:20 once again proving that climate change is not a danger but a natural part of solar system. (beause, FYI, evefy other planet is warming too at same rate. its not _only_ earth)

[@DanGamingFan2846]

Red Wolves are even rarer at just over 100, but still. These are such beautiful and unique creatures, and they deserve to be protected.

[@melissanichols784]

They're even rarer now. Their peak numbers in the wild were back in 2012 at about 120 individuals. There is now only about 20 in the wild as of the beginning of 2024. 😢

[@oranjmusemeyer968]

Sad but true!

[@sakuyaizayoi1746]

I wis red wolves got more attention, their close to extinction at 22 in the wild estimated and 263 in captivity. Bringing them back and thinning coyotes may help with deer and wild pigs rampant in their hoe range of south.southeast US

[@michaelhowell2326]

I live in NC and love the Red Wolf. But have they decided it is its own species or what? Last I knew they were hesitant to classify them as anything more than natural hybrids of wolves and coyotes.

[@asktheanimals]

Yes. I often wonder why some N Americans just glaze over critically endangered species on their continent of residence.

[@--Paws--]

They do resemble the grey wolf with a more trimmed appearance. Like a wolf that went to the barber and also got their fur dyed.

[@spanniesmeandgus819]

To me they resemble Coyotes with reddish fur. They are also very similar in physique to the blackbacked jackal and some of the more slender populations of the African wolf.

[@samrizzardi2213]

3:42 This species deserves its own video

[@shadowwolf1355]

It would be an awesome one. Thanks for doing the timestamp. :)

[@crazyquilt]

There is an excellent, but heartbreaking, documentary about the Ethiopian wolf called "Megeti." I saw it on Magellan, and enjoyed it until I cried my eyes out, but I'm sure it's available elsewhere.

[@dingokidneys]

I love Danielle's drawings; watching them come to life during the video is just great.

[@melodyparra2960]

If he’s going after the rodents, that’s the wind in my book I’d rather have one Ethiopian wolf, then a huge rat problem in My crops

[@parathings]

Yeah! Conservation efforts have shown that the Ethiopian wolf decreased rodents, consequently reducing zoonotic diseases that affect humans too. These wolves are real gems that need to be protected at all costs. The only thing I have found online is a Wolf Ambassador program.

[@tttyuhbbb9823]

"If you haven't seen one, you're not alone!..." 😂 I love this line, thinking there are nearly 8000000000 human beings like me! 😅

[@robertwood4681]

I'm fortunate to have seen them on the Sanetti Plateau in the Bale mountains a unique landscape with unique fauna and flora.

[@tttyuhbbb9823]

@@robertwood4681 You're really lucky! They are so cute! And thank you for the information! 👍💚💐🌺🌻💚👍

[@melissanichols784]

I'd never heard of the Ethiopian wolf, so thank you for teaching me about them! I will, however, dispute that they are the rarest wolf in the world. The North American Red Wolf (Canis rufus) has fewer than 300 individuals total, with only 20-22 in the wild as of January 2024.

[@user-jb7ru4nb8b]

You also have The African Grey Wolf 🐺 on the continent also. The Red Wolf 🐺 is also another rare wolf species found only in two states of The United States 🇺🇸 (North and South Carolina)

[@samrizzardi2213]

There is no African "grey" wolf. The species you're referring to is _Canis lupaster_ , which is not a subspecies of _Canis lupus_

[@zebedeemadness2672]

​@@samrizzardi2213 Interestingly the Grey wolf (Canis lupus) and the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), from historical admixture played there part in the creation of the African wolf (Canis lupaster). The common ancestor of eastern and western populations of African wolf (Canis lupaster) was a genetically admixed canid of 72% gray wolf and 28% Ethiopian wolf ancestry.

[@samrizzardi2213]

@@zebedeemadness2672 strange how the video completely overlooks this fascinating detail

[@Vexio504]

​​@@zebedeemadness2672 I wonder how Ethiopian wolves and gray wolves hybridized, gray wolves never existed in Africa and Ethiopian wolves did not exist outside of it. Edit: Yes wolves existed in Africa, this makes it possible for this to have happened.

[@SorenAlba54]

To think that I saw Ethiopian wolves in “Queens” on Disney+, they have truly earned their place in the spotlight, as any creature on Earth should. Keep up the good work, Dufault.

[@animalogic]

Wow cool!

[@akumaking1]

@@animalogicdo you ever feel the temptation to want to pet any of the critters you’ve covered?

[@MrWeenieHead]

Finally Animalogic makes a video on my #1 favorite canid! Thank you so much

[@shadowwolf1355]

Thanks for posting this! I encourage people to also watch Megeti, Africa's Lost Wolf.

[@LaineyBug2020]

Lol, I was thinking it looked like a Coywolf, then you said they're more closely related to Coyote and Wolf!

[@Hydrosized]

Thanks Danielle! If you ever want to feature the Blue Spotted Salamander, there’s tons in the

[@atlttyl9160]

It’s rockruff from Pokémon

[@bloodbadger5332]

No it's dusk form lycanroc.

[@primesspct2]

I must tell you Danielle your show never fails to amaze me with information on species I have never heard of. Spending a lifetime of watching any and every animal doc made, that really is saying something! I am basically a 61 year old child, in a skinny, wrinkled old body! Every time I think to myself, well that's probably the last animal I will ever find, that I didn't know about. How many times you have proven that wrong?! Many! Humans and our ego's, lol. Isn't the world, and the nature all around us fascinating, and always exciting!? We can live a life of a hundred years, and not really know very much about the world around us! There is always something new to learn! Thank you girl, for teaching this old dog a few new tricks!

[@bumpedhishead636]

Even before you mention American coyotes, I was getting a Wile E. Coyote vibe from them, especially when they were stalking. This might explain their declining population...

[@millytheomegawolf6175]

You guys should totally go over Pug Faced Crocs! They were such weirdos, and i would love to learn more about them!

[@user-zy4wv7yx1z]

Ok I didn't known those were a thing and now I'm mad they aren't around anymore because they are redic adorable

[@amemooress6291]

YES! I've been in love with these wolves since I was in high school (in 2006) ❤ So glad to see a video on them by yall

[@PeopleAreFish]

The covergent evolution of them becoming "fox like" when adapting to hunt small prey is... very interesting. Can someone do a paper on this please haha

[@cindychase7413]

Be awesome to see you do a video on black footed ferrets or the Egyptian fruit bat :D

[@KikiVOlaf]

I love animalogic, thank you so much for new animals, interestings facts and consistent videos.

[@kimbratton9620]

Awesome episode!!

[@Octopossible]

I love Danielle's style of delivery. I've been watching Animalogic for years.

[@jessicablackman4866]

I'm not even remotely surprised they are related to coyotes. My first thought upon seeing them was they look like red coyotes.

[@Eleora1997Msia]

Today I learn about Ethiopian Wolf loved to play Whac-A-Mole game

[@markg1490]

Danielle, you are my favorite narrator on animal logic. Thanks for sharing your talents with us.

[@misamokuzelpizu]

These are some very beautiful shots

[@tonydeluna8095]

Have a great week Animal logic!

[@MysticLGD]

lmao I misread the title as only "Ethiopians" from my notifications

[@itzvbnz]

the fact that i like these videos on the jump because i know they’ll always be amazing😭✨ mostly if it included danielle

[@mecahhannah]

❤Awesome as always thanks

[@medusianAllure]

I'm sorry, but alphas aren't what you think it means. Rudolph Schenkel's study on wolf pack dynamics was methodologically unsound when he studied captive, unrelated wolves placed into an enclosure together. I like the description that a friend who's worked with wild wolves said. "Alphas are nurturers. They're Pack Dad/Mom and carry around a proverbial fanny pack full of snacks."

[@mrpeddlethesealion]

corsac fox next pls is literally the European version of the swift fox

[@perfume-tengoku2455]

I love this channel!

[@grrlpurpleable]

Another awesome episode. Please Danielle, can we have a coffee table book of your drawings!!! :)

[@brianachim2670]

Such handsome and beautiful creatures!😭

[@Sloxeos]

I was thinking about how it has similiar traits to maned wolves then you said it and I gasped hahahah

[@robertbailey7798]

Red Wolves are much fewer than even the Ethiopian wolf, and in danger of going extinct, same with wild Carolina Dogs, yall should highlight them some time

[@Elpri07]

You almost got me with all the mambo jumbo about the video game until 3:20!! I thought lions live in Antarctica???

[@NormanF62]

Tasmania should be their new home… a drop in replacement for the extinct Thylacine! We can’t change the past but we could give the species a future. 😊

[@richardwilcox3643]

Boo: "Kitty" 🥰

[@GarC170]

Japanese wolves are the rarest. They’re out there We definitely gotta save these guys too tho

[@bas17h4]

They are extinct, red wolves in the eastern US are the most rare

[@GarC170]

@@bas17h4 liar liar pants on fire lalalalalala I’m not listening

[@user-mk5tw5sj5w]

how we can save ethopian wolf ?

[@Cubicnoir]

I’m also worried to exactly.

[@romanosaraviadis]

More on Grey wolves or Malinois dogs please.. Great aork generally.. : )

[@The_RC_Guru]

Why is this woman so wholesome?!

[@killerdude666]

Let's talk about weasels next yeah

[@user-ox6ip8ie7d]

Coyote are about the same size but desert gray. If I see more then one coyote it is always a family group of mom and pups. I watch them hunt rodents and they behave very much like Ethiopian Wolves.

[@alysonramos7981]

I wish I could see them more

[@Moulton_Lava]

Danielle looks good, nice job.

[@--Paws--]

The Ethopian Wolf was added as color variant for Minecraft wolf, recently.

[@mixmastermike2128]

SO CUTE!

[@takenname8053]

Didn't even know there were African wolves!

[@Lowzone5000]

How can they be related when they're so far apart? Very interesting

[@battledome3226]

Can you do the gliding snake or frog next?

[@lilah8580]

Could you please do a video on the turtle frog?

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- Can you do a video on birds or sparrows? Thanks 😊 ❤

[@aarw4907]

Looking at it the first thing I thought was African coyote

[@grzegorzdziedzic9592]

I'm curious about Corsac Foxes thanks to Zhen from Kung Fu Panda 4

[@Brownyman]

Ah, so wolves trying to be foxes.

[@bas17h4]

How do you make this video and not know about Carolina red wolves

[@bas17h4]

Then again, these wolves aren't aided as easily as the red wolves in the us, so this is good to have a spotlight

[@jrbelmonte1466]

Please make a documentary about the endemic buffalo in the Philippines that can only be found in the highland of island of Mindoro. The TAMARAW.

[@joseHernandez-xc4ix]

They look like Coyotes running around the desert

[@astarslight]

Then what’s the American Eastern Red Wolf?

[@tamarrajames3590]

Beautiful creatures.🖤🇨🇦

[@jasonbates2687]

looks more like a type of coyote to me.

[@JamesCook-rk9yp]

Someone told me there were no wolves in Africa and I feel stupid now believing them

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

02:08. Are there any strategy games *not involving* warfare?

[@LegoCookieDoggie]

I think this ep should have come out years ago it feels different to just see it now in 2024 to me I don’t know why

[@richardwilcox3643]

8:04 I'm guessing, but they gotta have worms ALL The Time, right?

[@klynch201]

Damn i love listening to Danielle. And I love the heck out of wolves. ❤

[@Jett0828]

kudu next!!!

[@titusnya]

Isn’t the title factually incorrect? Red wolf, Mexican grey wolf…

[@itzhellraptor._.9923]

Shut up

[@zebedeemadness2672]

Red wolf (Canis rufus) yes. The Mexican grey wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) although endangered, it's a subspecies of a species the Grey wolf (Canis lupus) that's status is of least concern, so as a species the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) is endangered, that it's self has two recognised subspecies, the Northern Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis simensis) and the Southern Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis citernii). The Grey wolf (Canis lupus) as a species is not endangered so the Mexican subspecies gets over looked.

[@jimmy__7161]

they look like if a maned wolf and dingo had a baby

[@myysterio2]

I sat here saying that's a coyote for the first 5 mins of this video and you kept saying it looks like a fox... it looks very little like a fox

[@cruze86]

So foxy 🥰

[@johnleos1687]

God please help this wolf species to survive and flourish! Please protect them from human's pollution, habitat destruction & hunting! 🙏💞🐾🐾💞

[@pierreabbat6157]

Simian wolf? That's a contradiction in terms. ... Oh, it's "Simien", and it's the name of a mountain.

[@zebedeemadness2672]

Technically they're only a wolf in common name, they are really true dogs, Ethiopian wolf (Caniis simensis) translation Simien dog. Grey wolf (Canis lupus) translation Wolf dog, also a true dog, is a true wolf because of there species name Lupus literally wolf.

[@moemoney7773]

That's a dingo in Ethiopia 🧐

[@vbwildlife312]

The Red Wolf is the rarest wolf and most endangered canid on the planet. It’s sad this documentary is made in the same country as the most endangered wolf. They number between 18 and 21 in the wild.

[@mrpeddlethesealion]

i hope we can breed them in zoos in the future

[@brandonrico6223]

Theese look like coyotes

[@chriskelvin248]

True foxes all have slit pupils, don’t they?

[@Kargoneth]

Beautiful. Lean. Lithe. Fast.

[@samham3408]

your a beast lord

[@Ettyofacts]

We call them Red foxes tho...

[@lcorale1010]

Wow

[@1984Phalanx]

Brought to you by Raid shadow legebds!

[@rg-cb2wd]

6:17

[@Ceejiye096]

We call it yeey in somalia

[@FB13]

Like number 666. Somehow I get to be 666 pretty often😶

[@pRODIGAL_sKEPTIC]

Call him the Red Coyote & dust yr hands off confusing everyone

[@chandraathithan11]

🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺

[@chrishayes9855]

❤

[@Vampirate1782]

Nah, das a supa fox. The DNA tests are wrrrrrong! 😋

[@user-pg9qz7ev3x]

Ethiopian Wolves Are The Rarest Wolves In The World: NOP~ not at all just look up something called Red wolf Only like 20 in the wild : L Animalogie Research that

[@moemoney7773]

Definitely happened during colonialism, their attack dog got free, smelled like home, and bones foxes together, those dogs mated...the smaller breed died out or we taken out after the two main battle dogs died...we have a jackal in the mix because none of the alphas want to chech is she was one of them or not before mating...then the line came down to the jackals DNA mixed with a bit fox as a recessive trait but mostly wolf....🤷🏾‍♂️

[@mhobylopez9647]