Island fox
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The island fox is a small fox species that is endemic to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. They evolved from their larger mainland gray fox ancestor and have diversified into six subspec
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Portrait of a Santa Cruz island fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae)
The skull of a mainland gray fox (left) compared with the skull of an island fox (right)
An island fox kit nestled in the brush
Fox
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Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a l
Island fox
…The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox species that is endemic to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. They evolved from their larger mainland gray fox ancestor (U. cinereoargenteus…
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Comparative illustration of skulls of a true fox (left) and gray fox (right), with differing temporal ridges and subangular lobes indicated
Arctic fox curled up in snow
Two young foxes play in the snow in southern Sweden.