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professional-up84 · 2 days
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i heard somewhere that foxes can sense the magnetic field of the earth, (allegedly) evidenced by the fact that they always align themselves to certain direction (although i don’t remember which) before pouncing on their prey. at first i accepted this as fact, because animals can do a lot stranger things, but now i’m doubting it. is this true? if so, do you know of any papers that have more details about it? i’d love to read them if they exist. thank you for your time
Yes, the current evidence suggests that foxes use magnetic fields to hunt their prey and have the best success at hunting when doing so.
A total of 84 wild red foxes were observed in 65 locations in the Czech Republic by 23 wildlife biologists and hunters between April 2008 and September 2010. The observers used a compass to measure body orientation of the foxes as they prepared to make hunting jumps on 592 occasions in total, with the immediate success or failure of 200 of the jumps being clear. The observations were made in different seasons and habitats and different times of day. The researchers found that the foxes tended to prepare for their jumps in long vegetation or snow with their body aligned in a roughly north-easterly direction (around 20° clockwise from magnetic north). In short vegetation, where the foxes were more likely to be able to see their prey, there was no bias towards any particular direction. In long vegetation and snow 72.5 % of successful attacks were made when the fox’s head was facing towards the north (340°-40°) and attacks from other directions were mostly unsuccessful, except for a successful cluster 15% at due south. These results were found regardless of the time of year, time of day, cloud cover, wind direction, or age and gender of the fox. - Phys.org
Directional preference may enhance hunting accuracy in foraging foxes
Use of bio-loggers to characterize red fox behavior with implications for studies of magnetic alignment responses in free-roaming animals
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just-a-mouse · 2 days
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I am enjoying playing around with these colors even if I basically keep drawing the same stuff lol😅
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yuumei-art · 3 months
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From autumn 🍂 to winter ❄️
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cristalplanetheart · 10 months
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A red fox snacking on a plum.
FREDERIC DESMETTE / BIOSPHOTO / MINDEN PICTURES
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ceramicorn · 7 months
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Little ceramic friends made by me 🦊🐰
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A couple of pieces I’ve done this year (Available on inprint!)
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fluffygif · 10 months
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Completely happy foxy  ❤️
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Red fox/räv. Värmland, Sweden (November 18, 2018).
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tread on, outlaw
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Different types of kitsunes 🦊🐾✨
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honoratacarnage · 1 year
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on of my biggest pet peeves is how little design/art people actually try to research about phenotypical differences when creating an monster/making a character based on an animal. like animals from the same species can change sooooooo much!
take the very famous Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) for an habitat based change exemple!
first this is how they look living in the siberian arctic:
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ultra fluffy dense coat, stocky limbs, rounder body and small ears for retaining body heat!
now look at how they look in the arabian desert (no this is not a fennec!)
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pointy boy unlimited! very long limbs, big tail and ears for body heat dispersion, super lean built.
so when you are designing an animal or using it as a base for a character, try researching a bit more for potential subspecies!
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