Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Monday, September 29, 2014

Silver is the New Red

Silver Fox, a melanistic form of the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) and this one's pretty darned cute!

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Saturday, September 27, 2014

The corsac or steppe fox (Vulpes corsac) is a medium-sized Asiatic fox species found throughout the steppes and semi-deserts of central Asia, from the southeast area of Russia to Mongolia and China and down to Afghanistan and Iran. The corsac fox with large ears and a short pointy face, is slightly smaller than the widespread red fox (Vulpes vulpes), with a head and body length of 45 to 65 cm, a tail of 19 to 35 cm and a weigh of 1.6 to 3.2 kg. It has grey to yellowish fur over much of the body, with paler underparts and pale markings on the mouth, chin, and throat.

During the winter, the coat becomes much thicker and more silky in texture, and is straw-grey in colour, with a darker line running down the back. For a fox, it has small teeth and a wide skull. Corsac foxes are excellent climbers. It lives in the abandoned burrows of other animals, and it eats insects, small animals, birds, reptiles and plants. Corsac foxes are good hunters.

The major threat posed to the corsac fox is poaching. They are rather slow runners and are easily caught by hunters, and their population has been reduced in areas where they have been heavily hunted for their fur. In the wild they live for 3 to 12 years; in captivity they are older. This picture was taken in Dierenpark Wissel, a small zoo in Wissel-Epe, the Netherlands.

Friday, September 26, 2014

A Trio of Fine Foxes

Red fox on the hunt

Arctic Fox in summer coat at The Cincinnati Zoo

Bat-eared fox is all ears!

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Is that a Mouse in your Pocket?

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Monday, September 22, 2014

A Red Fox of a Different Color

Lika is a red fox with beautiful eyes and a lethal scream when she doesn't get her way. Lika is best known for being the little princess of the fox enclosure.

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Sunday Fox, Taking It Easy

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by Inarus

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Tear Lined Fox

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) (Explored 17.09.2014)

Tear lines on the face of a red fox

Friday, September 19, 2014

Full Frontal Foxes

Mrs Vixen by thrumyeye on deviantART (top)

I Can't Stand the Rainby thrumyeye on deviantART

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

A Rare and Fortunate Find

Graxaim ou Sorro (Pseudalopex gymnocercus); Pampas Fox, em Palmas, Paraná

The pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus)

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

A Rare and Beautiful Creature

A Contemplative Red Fox

Man Rescues Baby Fox From Tin Can. Fox Says Thank You

By Jenny Kutner

17 March 2014

Usually when people find animals digging through their garbage, they’re not so forgiving of the furry little mess-makers. But when one man came across a baby fox who had gotten his head stuck in an empty tin can, he couldn’t help but assist the trapped kit (on camera, of course).

The curious little fox was having considerable trouble navigating with an unwieldy can on his head.

At last — a helping hand! The baby fox looks around in relief. It is also important to note that this is the basically the cutest fox kit ever.

The little fox is so shaken and grateful that he approaches he rescuer for a few comforting pats.

But all too soon, it's time for this baby to go find his mama, and he disappears back through the hole in the fence.

“I was always finding empty pet food cans at the end of the garden,” the man wrote on YouTube. “I suspect after the foxes raid dustbins they take their plunder to somewhere they think is safer to eat it: my garden!” Clearly, it is “safer” for animals to eat in his yard; if they get stuck, there’s a kind human there to help them.

You can watch the full rescue below"

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Monday, September 15, 2014

North and South

The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) by Tambako the Jaguar

The kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) by Alexander Badyaev post signature

Saturday, September 13, 2014

A Chilled Fox, Neither Shaken or Stirred

2 month old Arctic Fox Source: Twitter

Arctic Fox III by amrodel on deviantART

Alopex lagopusby hoboinaschoolbus

Sniffer the Fox and Tinni the Dog (Photos + Video)

Sniffer the Fox and Tinni the Dog: Real Life Fox and Hound from Norway

By Dave on 2013/12/07

Meet Sniffer the Fox and Tinni the Dog, a real life fox and hound from Norway. They are best friends that met in a forest where Tinni’s owner, photographer Torgeir Berge lives. Berge started taking pictures of the unusual couple’s friendship and plans to publish a book. The proceeds will go towards Norwegian anti-fur trade campaign. Check out the photos below: