I took this picture last weekend when I took my son to the Dallas zoo... I don't remember exactly what kind of fox this was, but he/she was really cool.


Edit: it is a Fennec Fox.
[This message was edited Thu Sep 18 18:03:07 PDT 2003 by IceNine]

awww ...that's just the cutest pic! ... thanks IceNine

Raspberry said:

You're welcome... my son thought that the fox was incredibly cute too.

IceNine said:

Do you mind if I send the pic to a couple of people? My niece loves animals, as does my sister.

Raspberry said:

Please feel free to send it to them.

I think it's called a bat-eared fox. It is mostly nocturnal.

Thanks very much Ice ... copies are winging their way through cyberspace as we type

theC said:

I just found out what it is... it is called a Fennec Fox... cute little guy, really.

Very close guess though... the bat-eared fox looks pretty similar, only they have a lot of dark coloration on them and such.

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[This message was edited Thu Sep 18 18:05:23 PDT 2003 by IceNine]

Beautiful animal...

Why, though, are 95% of animals at the zoo always alseep??...lol

Awww...


'My what big ears you have...'

IceNine said:

Nice picture Ice. Just sad the Fox has to be in a zoo.

Damn, look at those ears!

ohhh how sweet and cute!!!

Awww... so cute!

here's some info I googled up...

The smallest of the foxes and wild dogs, with a length
of 16 to 17 inches and a weight ranging between 1.75
to 3.25 pounds (smaller than a house cat), the Fennec
Fox is commonly found in the desert areas of north Africa
and north Arabia. The Fennec Fox is able to withstand the
extreme heat of the desert day by remaining submerged
in a burrowed, grass-lined tunnel, 3 feet deep and up to
31 feet in length. The Fennec Fox also has very large ears
in proportion to its head. These large ears are useful for
radiating heat and may also help it "zero-in" on its prey,
especially rodents, lizards, and insects.

Fennec Foxes also grub for roots and other plant matter
and, aside from desert waterholes, these roots may be an
important, secondary source of water. The Fennec Fox,
with its large eyes, fur-soled feet, and black-tipped tail can
jump as high as four feet in the air, can survive for long
periods of time without water, and, with its great speed
and agility, is, pound for pound, a very formidable predator.
.

Them are so sweet.

Always one of my faves at the zoo, besides otters of any kind.

Cool pic! Damn I wish I had a decent camera. And some skills for photography.

gooeythehamster said:

I will be taking pictures of river otters at the Fort Worth zoo next weekend! They are my absolute favorite animals in the world.

I will post the pictures if I get any good ones... the only problem is that the otters are in a huge water habitat that is very cool, but it is encased in glass, so there are reflection problems, even with the polarizer.

I really want one of the Tiffen UltraPol ultra polarizers...

Byron said:

Shit... feed me and don't make me do any work or anything and you will catch me sleeping a lot too!

:LOL:

IceNine said:

Are you sure you took that picture because I saw that very same picture in last months National Geographic...

mrbungle said:

Total bullshit...

Edit: I hope that you were kidding, as I find it insulting that you would imply that I posted a picture that was not mine and said that I took it. I purchased a new camera, a couple of good lenses and some filters and have been taking a lot of pictures, some of which I have posted on here for people to see. I don't know enough about you to know if you were joking or not, so I'm sorry if I misunderstood you.
[This message was edited Fri Sep 19 4:27:23 PDT 2003 by IceNine]

IceNine said:

Relax it's all in fun, jokes I tell you jokes. PS. I take better pictures of the fox. I took this one last week:



I have no problem posting a picture that I didn't take and telling people I took it but I promise I took the picture that is above this text and it's a dam good picture if I do say myself.
[This message was edited Fri Sep 19 4:33:45 PDT 2003 by mrbungle]

mrbungle said:

Okay, that's cool...

Nice picture, by the way!

:LOL:

That is a beautiful fox.

I have one in the neighborhood. He is always trotting down the street... Gorgeous, gorgeous red fur.

Also, one night I was taking a walk, and walked under this tree. As i passed underneath I felt something hit my head. I looked up, and there sat the cutest raccoon. It was eating the fruit of the tree and tossing the core.

sag10 said:

That's cool! Take some pictures, damn it!

awww...what a sweet little animal...thanks for sharing the pic with us

applekisses said:

You are quite welcome... now vote zero stars on it. :LOL:

IceNine said:

I was just looking at that, actually...it cracks me up...

applekisses said:

Pure comedy!

That cute little fox gets zero stars... :LOL:

IceNine said:

Well, he IS sleeping, you know...maybe if he was dancing around on his hind legs with a ball on his nose, he'd get more stars...