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blogforfauna · 2 years

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Vulpes Rueppellii

Named after the German Naturalist Eduard Ruppell, the Ruppell’s fox (or Ruppell’s sand fox) is one of the twelve species of true foxes. Found in the dry regions of North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, these small foxes are very well adapted to life in the desert. They have huge ears to keep them cool and allow them to hear small prey, a light-colored coat that helps them camouflage and stay cool, and fur on the bottom of their feet to protect their paw-pads and help them run faster in sand.

Like the fennec fox, Ruppell’s foxes prefer cold temperatures over hot temperatures, so they are crepuscular or nocturnal. They spend the day in a burrow, moving to new burrows every 4-6 days. It’s unclear why they do this, but it probably helps them avoid predators like jackals. These burrows are quite small, so when they have kits they move to a slightly larger burrow. Unlike most fox burrows, theirs very rarely have multiple entrances.

Water can be hard to find in the Ruppell’s fox’s desert habitat. As legend has it, the foxes drink by raising their heads to the breeze and getting water from the wind. Really, though, they get almost all the water they need from their prey. They are omnivores, so this prey includes plants, birds, insects, lizards, and small mammals.

I rate the Ruppell’s Fox 10/10. Amazing giant ears

(1) Unknown (2) Unknown (3) Theklan - only name given (4) Stuart - only name given (5) Jonas - only name given

#ruppells fox #animals #biology #nature #science #wildlife #zoology #animal #dog #dogs #wild #fox #foxes

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seth-burroughs · 2 months

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Jasper. Bestie. Pls assign me a canine breed

I am making a fursona that will be civet + rusty spotted cat + crow + komodo dragon + some kinda canine breed

I cannot pick one so I am having them all

sdffjts good luck with the fursona you can draw all that I believe in you

unfortunately my doggy+ knowledge scope only extends to wild caninae as there is currently too many domestic dog breeds out in this world for my comfort and unlike with cat breeds i never cared enough when i was 14 to memorize all 69420 of them in a sudden autism frenzy i shit myself every time i open the dog breed wikipedia page what are all of you. the hell is a bedlington terrier why do they look like that and can they stop im literally shaking. so im gonna list only the Other Ones is that ok🥺🥺

anyway uhh *sifts through the archives* i originally got 12 but then limited myself to 6 and currently I'm gonna limit myself to 3 im so good an effective at limiting myself

1. Ethiopian wolf

2. Blanford's fox

3. Island fox. end

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#Honorable mention cape fox and ruppels fox but you look pretty much the same as blanford foxes. a lot of foxes on this erth #i have like 3 whole fursonas currently no i didnt draw any of them ever. but they exist in the heart thts what matters......#mine #ask

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webcanids · 2 years

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Finn and his big brother Rupert are having a fun spooky month! Are you?

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thatliminal-wanderer · 1 month

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Mutt ID Pack

Requested by Anon

Names

Affen, Affie, Aidi, Airendale, Akita, Aksaray, Alano, Armant, Artois, Barbet, Basenji, Beau, Bella, Biewer, Brad, Brenard, Brittany, Cain, Cairn, Caleb, Canaan, Cane, Canis, Carol, Charles, Charlie, Clifford, Collie, Conall, Conan, Cooper, Dale, Darwin, Daxie, Dire, Dylan, Emory, Eros, Eskie, Finn, Ford, Fox, Ghan, Glen, Gold, Gordon, Gray/Grey, Griffon, Hamilton, Havana, Hound, Jack, Kai, Kalev, Kelpie, Ken, Kerry, Kit, Leo, Leon, Llewelyn, Lowell, Lucy, Mal, Malinois, Marley, Max, Mia, Oscar, Paxton, Picard, Pila, Pup, Red/Redd, Rhys, Rosie, Ruppell, Russell, Sadie, Scottie, Shepherd, Sophie, Spitz, Stafford, Stella, Terry, Tosa, Venerie, Walker, Wolf

Pronouns

arf/arfs, bark/barks, bork/borks, cani/canis, canine/canines, claw/claws, dog/dogs, floof/floofs, fluff/fluffs, fur/furs, grr/grrs, houn/hound/hounds, howl/howls, loyal/loyals, mutt/mutts, paw/paws, pawprint/pawprits, play/plays, pup/pups, puppy/puppys, tail/tails, wag/wags, woof/woofs, yip/yips, 🎾/🎾s, 🐕/🐕s, 🐕‍🦺/🐕‍🦺s, 🐩/🐩s, 🐶/🐶s, 🐾/🐾s, 📢/📢s, 📣/📣s, 🔆/🔆s, 🔊/🔊s, 🦮/🦮s, 🦴/🦴s

Titles

A Dog of Mixed Origin, The Dog of Unknown Breed, The Excited Pup, The Mixed Breed, The Mutt Not Like Any Other, The One Who Woofs, [prn] Who’s Origin is Unknown

Genders

Aushepbocolliedoggic, Boydogthing, Boymutt/Girlmutt, Carineeic, Dogfinalboy, Dogfinalgirl, Dogpufflecharic, Dogstimmic, Goldshepardkinic, Lycantrans, Muttdollic, Muttfreak, Muttstardewic, Phantompuptailic, Thingmutt, Traumamutt, Yellowdogplushic

Other mogai

Aldercanidae, Aldercaninoir, Alderdog, Canitoaldernic, Dog Omninoun, Dogperspesque, Dogvesi, Straydogstelic

#id pack #npt suggestions #name suggestions #name list #name ideas #npt #title ideas #title suggestions #pronoun suggestions #pronoun list #gender list #gender suggestions #mogai list #mogai suggestions #mogai blog #mogai #dogs #mutt

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foxitheskeleton · 6 hours

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Can you draw some therian art of a Clouded Leopard and/or a Ruppell's Fox? You don't have to ^^

hello! here is a Ruppell's Fox for you :)

i hope it's good! i tried my best with the pictures i could find.

(i would have done a clouded leopard also, but this one took me a while, and i didn't want it to seem like i was ignoring this ask.)

#therian #otherkin #therian art #fox otherkin #fox therian

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t4tdanvis · 3 months

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important question!!!!!

explain ur answers to me if u want. i want to hear what u guys think

#❄.txt #there are a few that i think fit More but i cant decide between them #there is one (1) extinct species on this list do u know what it is. its very obvious

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coyotevallie · 5 months

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please tell me about fox facts ::3 any fox facts

:D HOW EXCITING I GET TO TALK ABOUT MY SECOND FAVORITE CANID!!!!! how innovativ ......... i love coyotes dearly but i am excited to give some other puppies their time 2 shine

FACT ONE!!!!!! they are cute :3 look at this silly little ouppy how could u not love .....

FACT TWO!!!!!!!!!!!! to support the first pupy to be kity theory ........ some foxes (i know for a fact fennecs and grey foxes do but gotten conflicting info about others) have partially retractable claws, which is Extremely uncommon in canids (:

FACT THREE!!!!!!!!!!! because of this, grey foxes and raccoon dogs (another canid im particularly fond of, very closely related to foxes actually! but not the subject of this post so moving on) are the only two types of canid who are known to regularly climb trees (: HOWEVER! it is worth noting that this doesnt mean theyre not the only canids who Can climb trees, as coyotes are fairly adept at it as well for example :3 they just dont do it particularly often like grey foxes do

FACT FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! theres only twelve species of "true foxes", the members of the genus vulpes. HOWEVER, many more canids are also considered "foxes" (:

FACT FIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! while a fan favorite, fennecs are not the only foxes w those silly ears (: many desert foxes have big ears too for cooling, and ruppels foxes in particular also have absurdly big ones . look at this goofy fella

FACT SIX!!!!!!!!!!! they are silly geese . lookat him go

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biologyluv · 2 years

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Vulpes Vulpes

The red fox is the largest of all fox species with an average weight of 10 pounds. They are also the most widespread of any terrestrial carnivore species, found in most of North America, Europea, Asia, and Australia, and some parts of North Africa. There are over 45 subspecies.

Although they have been known to form large groups, red foxes generally live alone, in pairs, or in a small family group. These family groups consist of the parent foxes and their kits. Kits from their previous litters sometimes help raise other litters.

Like most other fox species, red foxes are solitary hunters. They have omnivorous diets that include rodents, rabbits, birds, fruit, insects, and fish. Rodents are their main prey, and because rodents are most active at night, Red foxes are nocturnal. Their eyesight is more similar to a cat than a dog, allowing them to see well in the dark.

The photo below on the left shows an Arabian red fox, a subspecies of red fox found in the Arabian desert. With a very slender body, big ears, and short fur, they have adapted to the harsh desert environment. They look quite similar to Ruppell’s foxes, but Arabian red foxes are generally taller and thinner and they don’t have black under their eyes, unlike the Ruppell’s foxes. Other subspecies of the red fox include the white-footed fox of northwest India and the Sierra Nevada red fox. The Sierra Nevada red fox is extremely endangered with only around 50 individuals remaining. Those are only three of the 45 subspecies.

The image on the right shows a melanistic red fox. Melanism is kind of the opposite of albinism, which makes them white. The name “red fox” can be misleading since not all red foxes are actually red. Red is the most common coat color, but they can also be black, silver, white, brown, or anything in between.

What does the fox say?

Red foxes have a vocabulary of around 12 sounds. These include screams, barks, whimpers, and gekkering, which is a chattering sound used in fights between adult foxes and play in young foxes. The screams and barks are very loud and useful for finding mates and defending their territories, and the whimpers are useful for communicating with kits. Red foxes are very good at communicating with each other, helping to avoid conflict.

I rate the red fox 17/10. Absolutely love these guys

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(1) Gary Hall (2) Milan Radisics (3) birdsofsaudiarabia.com (4) Unknown (5) Roeselien Raimond (6) Ray Hennessy

#fox #red fox #animal #animals #nature #wildlife #world #wild animals #canine #canid #dog #foxes

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ratwhsprs · 6 months

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WHAT FORM WOULD YOUR DAEMON TAKE?

Fox

Those who have fox daemons are cunning and sly, socially savvy but preferring to work behind the scenes. Their expertise is charm and seduction, and their mastery over words combined with their playfulness makes them natural tricksters.

Specifically, Ruppell's Fox

You are a cautious and adaptable individual who has a polite and tactful demeanor. More so than others with fox daemons, those with Rüppell's foxes are hardy people who stick by their loved ones; they're slow to trust, and only their inner circle is privy to their affection. They tend to be suspicious of others, but they also have a determination that can get them through anything.

Tagging: whoever hasn't done this yet!

#Hadn't taken this one for Otis yet!#Fox surprised me but that second result has him down!#Dash Games

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blogforfauna · 2 years

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Vulpes Pallida

Mostly due to its remote habitat and well-camouflaged coat, the pale fox is one of the least studied canines in the world.

Pale foxes are usually found in the southern part of the Sahara desert. They share this habitat with fennec foxes and Ruppell's foxes. Pale foxes’ range also extends further south to wetter habitats like the Guinean savannah (see image below). If I was a pale fox I would definitely prefer living there.

Pale foxes are gregarious animals, which means they are quite social. They generally share a burrow with a couple other foxes. This burrow is large, and it has multiple chambers lined with grasses and other vegetation. They spend the day in this burrow, coming out at night to hunt. They have no known predators, so they probably only do this to avoid the hot desert temperatures.

Like most foxes, pale foxes will eat almost anything. This includes eggs, reptiles, insects, carrion, and vegetation like wild melons. The pale fox’s ears aren’t as giant as the fennec or Ruppell’s foxe’s, but they still have excellent hearing that allows them to find prey under sand. They also have quite short legs. This makes it easier for them to navigate tunnels and stay hidden in grass.

I rate the pale fox 11/10 absolutely amazing

Photo credits:

(1) Joel Sartore (2) Lindsay Stark (3) Joel Sartore (4) Doug Macdonald (5) Christian Artuso

#animals #biology #nature #science #wildlife #zoology #animal #dog #dogs #wild #pale fox #fox #foxes #pale foxes #vulpes

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doctortv · 8 months

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[id: digital drawing of reigen arataka as a ruppell's fox furry. he is smiling and winking while waving his paw around. the background is light purple. end id]

#mp100 #reigen arataka #my art

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spacefuneral · 1 year

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oh! i also saw a ruppell's fox wake up and stretch its widdle legs and then stare down at its enclosure with the sleeeeeeepiest eyes

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heartwarminganimals · 2 years

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This is an Egyptian Rüppell’s sand fox getting a drink from some tourists in the desert. They’re often mistaken for fennec foxes but they have a white tail tip where fennecs have a black tail tip.

#ruppell’s fox #sand fox #Egyptian fox #not fennec #video #fox

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how2skinatiger · 3 years

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Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii) by stttijn || CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

#ruppell's fox #ruppell's sand fox #foxes #animals #mammals #wildlife #nature

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biologyluv · 2 years

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Vulpes Rueppellii

Named after the German Naturalist Eduard Ruppell, the Ruppell’s fox (or Ruppell’s sand fox) is one of the twelve species of true foxes. Found in the dry regions of North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, these small foxes are very well adapted to life in the desert. They have huge ears to keep them cool and allow them to hear small prey, a light-colored coat that helps them camouflage and stay cool, and fur on the bottom of their feet to protect their paw-pads and help them run faster in sand.

Because they share all these traits with the fennec fox, the two are often confused with one another. Adult Ruppell’s foxes are slightly taller than fennec foxes and their coats are darker in color, but young Ruppell’s foxes are often almost indistinguishable from adult fennec foxes. If you ever need to distinguish between the two of them, look at the tail-tip. Ruppell’s foxes have white on the end of their tails while fennec foxes have black.

Like the fennec fox, Ruppell’s foxes prefer cold temperatures over hot temperatures, so they are crepuscular or nocturnal. They spend the day in a burrow, moving to new burrows every 4-6 days. It’s unclear why they do this, but it probably helps them avoid predators like jackals. These burrows are quite small, so when they have kits they move to a slightly larger burrow. Unlike most fox burrows, theirs very rarely have multiple entrances.

Water can be hard to find in the Ruppell’s fox’s desert habitat. As legend has it, the foxes drink by raising their heads to the breeze and getting water from the wind. Really, though, they get almost all the water they need from their prey. They are omnivores, so this prey includes plants, birds, insects, lizards, and small mammals.

I rate the Ruppell’s Fox 10/10. I want one