also known as the death metal album cover fox
December 2, 2017 10:09 AM Subscribe
The gray fox of the American Southwest is 2.5-3.5 ft long, weighs about 7-15 lbs, and by the way, it drags skeletons up into the trees. [modestly graphic photo]
AMAZING. I'm sure these would make excellent pets, right? All I would need in my house are some trees & deer & a high tolerance for the stench of rotting meat! I'm sold.
posted by Frobenius Twist at 11:04 AM on December 2, 2017 [5 favorites]
posted by Frobenius Twist at 11:04 AM on December 2, 2017 [5 favorites]
They're all good canids
posted by TedW at 11:29 AM on December 2, 2017 [8 favorites]
posted by TedW at 11:29 AM on December 2, 2017 [8 favorites]
Wow, that photo!
posted by roger ackroyd at 11:32 AM on December 2, 2017
posted by roger ackroyd at 11:32 AM on December 2, 2017
Particularly after rain, the smell of these “skeleton trees” can be quite powerful and can carry great distances.
I suspect that this is what is otherwise known as "understatement."
posted by thomas j wise at 1:05 PM on December 2, 2017 [3 favorites]
I suspect that this is what is otherwise known as "understatement."
posted by thomas j wise at 1:05 PM on December 2, 2017 [3 favorites]
Aww, that's so cuAAAAAHHHH!
posted by Splunge at 1:07 PM on December 2, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by Splunge at 1:07 PM on December 2, 2017 [3 favorites]
Saw one of these walk boldly up to a water feature to drink one time when I was out birding. They are slinky.
posted by Bee'sWing at 1:09 PM on December 2, 2017
posted by Bee'sWing at 1:09 PM on December 2, 2017
Cute. I'm pretty sure my dogs would do roughly the same thing if I let them. Maybe minus the tree part.
posted by freakazoid at 1:30 PM on December 2, 2017
posted by freakazoid at 1:30 PM on December 2, 2017
freakazoid, you reminded me of Dogs in Elk (here illustrated with pumpkin carnage)
posted by moonmilk at 2:40 PM on December 2, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by moonmilk at 2:40 PM on December 2, 2017 [2 favorites]
What good foxes! Thank you for sharing this information!
posted by daisyk at 12:38 AM on December 3, 2017
posted by daisyk at 12:38 AM on December 3, 2017
Good work, fox.
posted by Secretariat at 12:13 PM on December 5, 2017
posted by Secretariat at 12:13 PM on December 5, 2017
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