ethiopian wolf

the ethiopian wolf is a wolf that lives in the ethiopian highlands. it is about the same size as a coyote (or prairie wolf). it has a very long and narrow skull and red and white fur. they live in seven isolated mountain ranges at 3,000- 4,500 meters. there are an estimated 360- 440 living in the ethiopian highlands making them criticly endangered! other names for it include the abyssinian wolf, simian fox, ethiopian jackal, red jackal, abyssinian dog, and cuberow. the earliest discription of them comes from aberdeen bestiary. he wrote, ethiopia produces wolfs with manes so diversly colored, men say, that no hue is lacking. a charicteristic of  ethiopian wolfs is that they are extremely great jumpers. they never attack men however. in wenter they have a very long coat. but in summer they are hairless. the ethiopians call them theas. end qoute. they have two subspeices the northern ethiopian wolf, and the southern ethiopian wolf. suprisingly, unlike most large canids there favorite food is rats. but will also eat rock hyraxes, and occaisionally sedge leaves.