# [[Dire Maned Wolf]] *Cunning Lone-hunting Tall Canids* >**Habitat:** Forests, Fields, Floodplains, Grasslands, Swamps; **Treasure:** None >[!Caption|right hsmall] >![[diego-machuca-ainda-vivo-diego-machuca.jpg|hs-med]] >Art by Diego Machuca Unlike their regular-sized cousins, the dire maned wolves are cunning and aggressive carnivore predators. They have a keen sense of smell and are lone hunters. There are records of dire maned wolves being kept as pets by ogres and giants, or even mounted by orcs and goblins. ![[$Dire Maned Wolf|no-t sban clear]]