What animal is this?

Question

my history teacher said that when he was in south america a while back close to the forest this lady was feeding these animals and their mothers were about 20 feet away watching to see if she was hurting their babies. when my teacher got her in the car he told her that if she started to scream the mothers would've have killed her instantly (thinking that the animals babies were harmed). he said the animal is similar to the wolverine that lives in north america. its about the size of an average dog and is very vicious

Answer 1

Yo history teacher is on peyote.

Answer 2

I know this sounds silly, but go to this webpage and it has pictures (for kids to color) of the various South American animals - with descriptions I am sure you can locate the animal you are looking for there.  It is really a cool webpage and I have put it in my favorites to go back and look at it again.  There are several that meet your description and reading the names may ring a bell.

www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/sou...

Answer 3

Sounds like the maned wolf.

Length- 4 to 4 ½ feet

Tail- 11 to 16 inches

Height- Up to 34 inches at shoulder

Weight- About 50 lbs.

Habitat and Habits

-lives in dry, shrubby forests and savannas of subtropical South America

       -much of this area is grassland with swampy regions that grow high, lush vegetation

-tall grass is good for cover

-usually makes den among thick vegetation, where it spends most of the day sleeping

-long legs enable it to see above tall grass so it can spot prey easily

-toes can be splayed apart to help it travel on marshy ground

-are normally solitary

-when fighting, stalk around each other with backs arched and tails erect to give impression of increased size

Food and Feeding

-is a flesh eater but fruits make up half its diet

       -has sharp canine teeth for tearing meat and broad flat molars for crushing fruit

-favorite food is wild guinea pig found in its area

       -also eats rabbits, rodents, lizards, frogs, birds, fish, and snails.

-hunts at dusk and at night

       -usually hunts alone

-also hunts during day in areas untouched by humans

Answer 4

What the sounds like from a movie lol maybe a bear but dought it

Answer 5

Hyena ?