Black fox

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Although this fox is black, it is classified as a red fox. We have seen cross fox here before, but this is the first all black fox that we have seen. Not sure if this is also called a silver fox, but it is definitely black. It has a very full coat of fur and we see it hunting quite often around our yard. We are not sure, but think this is a female fox and it's mother is a cross fox that we also see from time to time. When this fox was younger, it would sit in our front yard and cry. My wife…

Black Fox by Iza Lyson by beautiful-wildlife

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Silver fox sitting pretty, a color morph of the red fox #Vulpes_vulpes #mytumblr

This is the excellent work of nature photographer Gary A. Haines who can be reached at the Grizzly Creek Gallery or at grizzlycreekgallery.com This is the only photographic example of a black fox I could find. The one we saw was larger and more muscular, a young adult I would suppose. About a week ago, one afternoon, James and I were coming home from a dentist's appointment in the city. It's a long trip and we were about three miles from the farm, when a black fox jumped across the road. It…

The rare beauty of a Melanistic fox.

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"When a fox dies," he started, "they can either become a White Wolf or a Black Jackal." He paused, then shuddered like a cold wind had swept through his old bones. "What happens when they don't?" I asked, not wanting to know the answer...