| Dean2 |
09-05-2022 12:58 PM |
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The silver 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 litter mates 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.
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Even if they are not fed, foxes are pretty tame. We have had them in the garden in Calgary and here, they will sit and watch us in the yard. No aggression, just curious. Have seen Silver and Red Fox way back in the bush, they generally don't run off unless you get real close to them.
I also had one that would sit on the edge of the gopher patch I was shooting, when I would move down a couple of hundred yards to shoot the next area he would cleanup the ones I killed, then sit at the edge of that area till I moved again. He was very cute and after I saw him the first time I shot the gophers in his area with no lead 17 HMR just to make sure he wasn't ingesting lead fragments. |
