Fox Fight

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San Juan Island, Washington, United States While noticeably different in appearance from the red fox, these black foxes are actually the same species as Vulpes vulpes through a con dition known as melanism that turns the color of a fox’s fur black. Sometimes referred to as a ‘cross fox’, animals with this condition are indeed an anomaly. This image was taken in a field where each fox claims its own territory, mainly to hunt. In the early morning, I spotted these two feasting on insects and birds. The fox on the left encroached onto the territory of the fox on the right, and a fight ensued, with the territory holder fending off the invader. Show more