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They hid some food for Loui in this carton. Loui sunk his teeth into the cardboard and ran the box around his habitat. I think he was saying he gets great room service.
It took a while for Loui to turn from his food to look in my direction! Zoo photography often involves patient waiting.
Going to the zoo early enabled me to see my friend, Loui, acting like a canine! He's usually sleepy in the middle of the day.
Puerto Natales, Chile.
On the second day of our excursion we went by road into the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine.
Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine is the centrepiece of the park. It lies in a transition area between the Magellanic subpolar forests and the Patagonian Steppes. The park is located 112 km (70 mi) north of Puerto Natales and 312 km (194 mi) north of Punta Arenas. The park borders Bernardo O'Higgins National Park to the west and the Los Glaciares National Park to the north in Argentine territory.
'Torres' means 'towers' in Spanish. 'Paine' means 'blue' in the native Tehuelche (Aonikenk) language. It was established as a National Park in 1959.
The upside-down pot on Eve's head was supposed to tell the fox there was no food going! I'm not sure he was totally convinced ...
The South American foxes (Lycalopex), commonly called raposa in Portuguese, or zorro in Spanish, are a genus from South America of the subfamily Caninae. Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus more closely related to wolves and jackals than to true foxes; some of them resemble foxes due to convergent evolution. The South American gray fox, Lycalopex griseus, is the most common species, and is known for its large ears and a highly marketable, russet-fringed pelt.
The South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus), also known as the Patagonian fox, the chilla or the gray zorro, is endemic to the southern part of South America.
It is a small fox-like canid. The head is reddish-brown flecked with white. The ears are large and there is a distinct black spot on the chin. The pelage is brindled, with agouti guard hairs and a short, dense, pale undercoat. The underparts are pale grey. The limbs are tawny and the thighs are crossed by a dark bar. The long, bushy tail has a dark dorsal stripe and dark tip with a paler, mottled underside.
Montello, Wisconsin
Gray Foxes are much rarer than red foxes, but a few can be found in Southern Wisconsin and in a few other states . They are generally smaller than red fox. They are unique because they have semi-retractable claws which allow them to climb trees. These animals are crepuscular (most active just after sundown) in nature and very shy of humans, though as seen here, they will venture out in broad daylight from time to time...
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A family of two adult and three immature grey fox live in a den in the ground in our back yard just twenty feet from our house. These are the pups.
(from Wikipedia)
The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is a carnivorous mammal of the family Canidae ranging throughout most of[3] the southern half of North America from southern Canada to the northern part of South America (Venezuela and Colombia).[1] No other canid's natural range spans both North and South America and it is the only American canid that can climb trees.[4] This species and its only congener, the diminutive Channel Island fox (Urocyon littoralis), are the only living members of the genus Urocyon, which is considered to be the most basal of the living canids.[5] Though it was once the most common fox in the eastern United States, and still is found there,[3][6][7] human advancement and deforestation allowed the red fox to become more dominant. The Pacific States still have the gray fox as a dominant. Its specific epithet cinereoargenteus means 'ashen silver'.
Tenuous Link: animal babies
This is another one of the visitors to my yard. There are at least three Grey Foxes that come to eat the old apples off the tree in the back.
To get these photos I sat in the cold for almost two hours. Sitting quietly, motionless, trying to keep my hands warm while waiting for these foxes to visit. Just when I was about to give up and go inside to get warm, the foxes showed up. They were quick eaters. They’d eat a couple apples and they leave just as fast as they came.
While we were visiting the remote outpost of Bahia Bustamante in Patagonia we had the good luck to see a Grey Fox.
Unusual sight! Gray fox in a tree resting on a hot afternoon near the Nueces River West of Uvalde Tx.
Toute une chance d'observer ce renard gris pour la première fois, lequel je crois s'adapte moins au humains que les renards roux - What a luck to see that rare fox, a first for me
Une espèce de renard en danger mais probablement relié directement aux humains
Here's my friend, Louie. When I found him on Wednesday, he was aware of some sounds that he didn't recognize. Time for caution!
Foxes are canines, but they also act a little like cats. For example, Louie loves the staff to pet him, but his mood will change quickly and he'll decide suddenly that he's had enough attention.
The South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus), also known as the Patagonian fox, the chilla or the gray zorro, is a species of Lycalopex, the "false" foxes. It is endemic to the southern part of South America.
The South American gray fox is a small fox-like canid, weighing 2.5 to 5.45 kilograms (5.5 to 12.0 lb), and measuring 65 to 110 centimetres (26 to 43 in) in length including a tail of 20 to 43 cm (8 to 17 in). The head is reddish-brown flecked with white. The ears are large and there is a distinct black spot on the chin. The pelage is brindled, with agouti guard hairs and a short, dense pale undercoat. The underparts are pale grey. The limbs are tawny and the thighs are crossed by a dark bar. The long, bushy tail has a dark dorsal stripe and dark tip with a paler, mottled underside.
The South American gray fox is found in the Southern Cone of South America, particularly in Argentina and Chile. Its range comprises a stripe, both sides of the Andes Mountain Range between parallels 17ºS (northernmost Chile) and 54ºS (Tierra del Fuego).
In Argentina, this species inhabits the western semiarid region of the country, from the Andean spurs (ca. 69ºW) to meridian 66ºW. South from the Río Grande, the distribution of the fox widens reaching the Atlantic coast. In Chile, it is present throughout the country. Its presence in Peru has been mentioned; to date, however, there has been no confirmation of it. The South American gray fox was introduced to the Falkland Islands in the late 1920s early 1930s and is still present in quite large numbers on Beaver and Weddell Islands plus several smaller islands.
The South American gray fox occurs in a variety of habitats, from the warm, arid scrublands of the Argentine uplands and the cold, arid Patagonian steppe to the forests of southernmost Chile.
She's a diligent and busy mom of six. They live under our deck and provide us much joy each year watching the kiddos grow up.
My first grey fox. I was photographing some baby grey foxes when the mom suddenly appeared. The images of the babies didn't come out too well because of the lighting, but this one of the mom was a keeper.
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I am hoping a friend on Flickr will recognise this (it's a fox, not a dog this time!). It's one of his favourite animals, apparently, and I can see why! He has several photos on his photostream and it was a pleasure drawing this, although I found it a challenge too - probably cos it's such a beautiful animal and I got nervous!
I haven't done it yet, but there's an animal I've seen on a friend's Facebook - I've never heard of it, but it looks cute and drawable! Once it's done I'll share it and you can see if you can identify it! (I know the fox's name, but won't reveal it just yet!!)
Totally by luck, I was able to capture this photo of a gray fox that ran through our yard stopping briefly underneath each bird feeder. I took some photos through the (dirty) windows but ran outside and hid behind our garbage can for this one. He heard my camera clicks and looked my way but didn't go running off. He kept to his inquisitive ways and meandered to the back of our lot and melted into the brush.
South American Grey Fox seen on the border between Chile and Argentina
March is the beginning of autumn in the Southern hemisphere and I am guessing this might be a youngster. He sat there in the middle of a field for over 6 mins while we enjoyed the sighting.
He has a damaged ear; The Grey fox has few natural predators. Bobcats, coyotes, great horned owls, and golden eagles may occasionally prey upon young Grey foxes