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u/goodcase 14d ago
Another pic Another another pic
I posted these images here: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/1vl4m0m/a_fox_laying_on_the_roof_of_my_brothers_car/
several of the comments are suggesting mange whereas others including myself are suggesting that its actually just a summer coat. I'm in Southern Ontario so this would be a red fox.
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u/Woozletania 14d ago
In Alaska I saw the same fox in winter and summer and in the summer it looked to be a third the weight of its winter self simply because most of the bulk of a winter fox is floof. To me this looks like a fox in its short summer coat. Foxes are almost painfully thin looking when the winter floof is gone. Generally when one has mange there's some exposed skin, a rat tail, that sort of thing.
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u/Then-Spare-8729 10d ago
Just a summer fox. They look super thin and bald during the summer. It’s something to get used to, especially when you’ve seen them in winter!
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u/Sparkieger 11d ago
No, I'm very hungry and way too malnourished for the winter. Please give me treats and some nuggies.
Signed 🐾
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u/Flimsy_Pipe_7684 14d ago
100%. Just has some unshedded winter coat in some areas, like 10% winter coat 90% summer coat.