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kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 17:45:12 JST kaia

I saw a gray fox yesterday and I'm not sure what it was. it was definitely a fox - just very gray? :mukiHuh:

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  fop (atom@grimgreenfo.rest)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 17:52:31 JST fop
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  @kaia@brotka.st @freeplay@wetdry.world do you know what it was
  
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  Antti Metsänkylä (antmetsa@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 20:06:13 JST Antti Metsänkylä
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  Do you "nature people" have an answer to this question about a grey fox? Fox was seen in southern Germany.
  There is discussion about the fox in a short thread.
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  Unetar (unetar@piipitin.fi)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 20:06:13 JST Unetar
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  @antmetsa @kaarne @Tuumaru @kaia Unfortunately I can't see the discussion so I don't know, if someone has already suggested this, but the first idea springing into my mind is a golden jackal. It seems there are some in the southern Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_jackal
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    Golden jackal
    
    The golden jackal (Canis aureus), also called common jackal, is a wolf-like canid that is native to Eurasia. The golden jackal's coat varies in color from a pale creamy yellow in summer to a dark tawny beige in winter. It is smaller and has shorter legs, a shorter tail, a more elongated torso, a less-prominent forehead, and a narrower and more pointed muzzle than the Arabian wolf. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to its widespread distribution and high density in areas with plenty of available food and optimum shelter. Despite its name, the golden jackal is not closely related to the African black-backed jackal or side-striped jackal, which are part of the genus Lupulella. It is instead closer to wolves and coyotes. The ancestor of the golden jackal is believed to be the extinct Arno river dog that lived in southern Europe 1.9 million years ago. It is described as having been a small, jackal-like canine. Genetic studies indicate that the golden jackal expanded from India around 20,000 years ago, towards the end of the last Last Glacial Maximum. The oldest golden jackal fossil...
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  Unetar (unetar@piipitin.fi)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 20:35:03 JST Unetar
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  @antmetsa @kaarne @Tuumaru @kaia And of course there is the melanistic form of the red fox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_fox_(animal)
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    Silver fox (animal)
    
    The silver fox, sometimes referred to as the black fox, or blue fox, is a melanistic form of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Silver foxes display a great deal of pelt variation. Some are completely glossy black except for a white colouration on the tip of the tail, giving them a somewhat silvery appearance. Some silver foxes are bluish-grey, and some may have a cinereous colour on the sides. Historically, silver foxes were among the most valued fur-bearers, and their pelts were frequently worn by nobles in Russia, Western Europe, and China. Wild silver foxes do not naturally reproduce exclusively with members of the same coat morph and can be littermates with the common red variety, although captive populations bred for their fur and as pets are almost exclusively mated with members of the same colour. Description The silver fox's long outer hair can extend as much as five centimetres (two inches) beyond the shorter underfur on different parts of the fox's body, particularly under the throat, behind the shoulders, on the sides and the tail. The hair of the underfur is brown at the base, and silver...
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  Antti Metsänkylä (antmetsa@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 21:18:05 JST Antti Metsänkylä
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  Thanks for suggestions!
  Someone has in the discussion suggested silver fox, too. It might be that.
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