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I am 56. Despite spending half my life in the woods and encountering virtually every animal possible: today is the first time I have ever seen a grey fox. It was a juvenile.
There was a grey living in my old neighborhood, that we’d sometimes hear at night. We had an apple tree in our yard, and it would sometimes knock apples from the tree onto our roof so it could eat them, which made a lot of noise. We even got a few photos of it once. Sadly, given that we haven’t seen it in years, the abundance of coyotes in our neighborhood, and the large family of raccoons that moved in recently, I suspect it is no longer alive.
I have a dinner date with one every evening. I leave a plate of food and then vacate. The next day , the food is gone. My barking , fenced , dogs see , hear or smell him/ her to alert me, so I have had distant sightings as he is on his way to the dinner plate in the field on my property. Of course, then the nearby horses next door see me leaving a plate of food, and they want their carrots, and I oblige.
All I know is the grey fox is native in North Carolina. The red fox was imported from Europe for the hunt. And I ain’t talking bout in the recent.Close to when the first British aristocrats came to this land. Ain’t seen but two kinds on my property grey and red. And they both crossed by but no fights or any aggressive action. Pretty close to say they ignored one another. Other than the grey is a climber and the European red don’t.
Actually, the term "true fox" doesn't fit anymore because they now comprise a wastebasket taxon, also, the Vulpes genus is now restricted to only the red foxes, which are now considered three distinct species, which are the Eurasian Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), the American Red Fox (Vulpes fulva), and the African Red Fox (Vulpes niloticus), while the other eleven extant species are now relocated to three distinct genera, Neocyon for the Tibetan Fox (Neocyon ferrilatus), Alopex for the Corsac Fox (Alopex corsac), the Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus), the Swift Fox (Alopex velox), and the Kit Fox (Alopex macrotis), and Fennecus for the Bengal Fox (Fennecus bengalensis), the Blanford's Fox (Fennecus cana), the Ruppell's Fox (Fennecus rueppellii), the Fennec Fox (Fennecus zerda), the Pale Fox (Fennecus pallidus), and the Cape Fox (Fennecus chama), all these eleven extant fox species now reclassified into three genera of their own are all more closely related to both the Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) and the Raccoon Dogs (genus Nyctereutes) than they are to the Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes, Vulpes fulva, and Vulpes niloticus), foxes as a whole are a paraphyletic group anyways Foxes: • Groups included: •• Urocyon (includes 2 species: Urocyon cinereoargenteus and Urocyon littoralis) - the sole extant genus of the tribe Urocyonini •• Cerdocyonina (includes 7 species: Bassarilupus gymnocercus, Bassarilupus sechurae, Pseudalopex culpaeus, Pseudalopex vetulus, Lycalopex griseus, Lycalopex fulvipes, and Cerdocyon thous) - a subtribe within the tribe Cerdocyonini •• Vulpes (includes 3 species: Vulpes vulpes, Vulpes fulva, and Vulpes niloticus) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini •• Neocyon (includes 1 species: Neocyon ferrilatus) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini •• Alopex (includes 4 species: Alopex corsac, Alopex lagopus, Alopex velox, and Alopex macrotis) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini •• Fennecus (includes 6 species: Fennecus bengalensis, Fennecus cana, Fennecus rueppellii, Fennecus zerda, Fennecus pallidus, and Fennecus chama) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini •• Otocyon (includes 1 species: Otocyon megalotis) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini • Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa: •• Chrysocyonina (includes 3 species: Atelocynus microtis, Speothos venaticus, and Chrysocyon brachyurus) - a subtribe within the tribe Cerdocyonini •• Nyctereutes (includes 2 species: Nyctereutes procyonoides and Nyctereutes viverrinus) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini •• Canina (includes 16 species: Lupulella adusta, Lupulella mesomelas, Lycaon pictus, Flavocyon simensis, Flavocyon lupaster, Cuon alpinus, Prolupus aureus, Prolupus latrans, Canis lupus, Canis albus, Canis crassodon, Canis lycaon, Canis rufus, Canis pallipes, Canis hallstromi, and Canis dingo)
Actually, it is, because all old world foxes except red foxes are now actually thought to share a more recent common ancestor with the raccoon dogs (genus Nyctereutes), the Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) is the closest living relative of the raccoon dogs, the other eleven extant fox species are now relocated to three separate genera from Vulpes, which now is thought to only include the red foxes, which are now actually three separate species, the Eurasian Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), the American Red Fox (Vulpes fulva), and the African Red Fox (Vulpes niloticus), the three genera separate from the red foxes are Neocyon, Alopex, and Fennecus, Neocyon contains only one species, the Tibetan Fox (Neocyon ferrilatus), Alopex contains four extant species, the Corsac Fox (Alopex corsac), the Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus), the Swift Fox (Alopex velox), and the Kit Fox (Alopex macrotis), and Fennecus contains six extant species, the Bengal Fox (Fennecus bengalensis), the Blanford's Fox (Fennecus cana), the Ruppell's Fox (Fennecus rueppellii), the Fennec Fox (Fennecus zerda), the Pale Fox (Fennecus pallidus), and the Cape Fox (Fennecus chama), the species within the genus Fennecus that contains most foxes native to Africa and two of the smallest foxes native to Asia are referred to as the dwarf foxes due to their usually small size or elf foxes due to their usually large and long pinnae, the species of the genus Fennecus happen to be the closest living relatives of both the bat-eared fox and raccoon dogs, the species within the genus Alopex that contains the two smallest foxes in North America and two larger species like the corsac fox of the Himalayas and the arctic fox of the north pole are referred to as the white foxes due to their fur coat color being commonly white or another pale-like color, the species under the genus Alopex are now considered the second closest living relatives of both the bat-eared fox and raccoon dogs, and the genus Neocyon includes only one species, which is the tibetan fox, the tibetan fox is only more derived than the red foxes, but is basal to the Alopex + (Fennecus + (Otocyon + Nyctereutes)) clade, making the tibetan fox the third closest living relative of both the bat-eared fox and raccoon dogs, while the red foxes are the most distantly related from all the other extant groups.
@@indyreno2933 Where are your goddamn sources for: 1. _Vulpes_ only containing red foxes? 2. The African red fox being a separate species? 3. _Alopex_ and _Fennecus_ being valid genera? 4. _Neocyon_ being a legitimate generic name?
Hold up, why would you put Canis lupus under foxes? The small species in the canis genus are sometimes called false foxes, but of course that doesn't make them foxes. I think you are confusing sub species and species. I don't think there is a consensus on classifying red foxes into 3 species. Perhaps a new paper suggested a change?
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Like a wise snake once said:
-"you're that ninja..."
I think all species of fox are absolutely adorable. I love those faces. I didn't know Grey Foxes could climb trees, that's crazy.
I am 56. Despite spending half my life in the woods and encountering virtually every animal possible: today is the first time I have ever seen a grey fox. It was a juvenile.
We've got a family of gray foxes living in our old barn. They mostly keep to themselves. The kits are ADORABLE.
Great video guys, growing up as a Metal Gear Solid fan the Cyborg Ninja Frank Jaeger springs to mind every time I hear Gray Fox.🦊💥🦖
I loved learning more about Grey Foxes. They are pretty cute! It's really cool that they can climb trees.
Loved that footage of the kits! 🥰 have you done a fact file on the island fox? 🤞💚
"you're that ninja..."
A cornered Fox is more dangerous than a Jackal!🙌
@@Pjvenom1985 "untamed, solitaire, you're no dog, you're a wolf"
There was a grey living in my old neighborhood, that we’d sometimes hear at night. We had an apple tree in our yard, and it would sometimes knock apples from the tree onto our roof so it could eat them, which made a lot of noise. We even got a few photos of it once. Sadly, given that we haven’t seen it in years, the abundance of coyotes in our neighborhood, and the large family of raccoons that moved in recently, I suspect it is no longer alive.
Aww that's too bad. Maybe it moved on. Still sounds like a wonderful experience while it was happening!
So good you specified its taxonomy. I wish its original name (which can be found in pre-20th century literature) "kolishay" had stuck.
awesome vid! learned a lot!😁
The grey fox is actually not the only canidae that can climb trees the raccoon dog is another canidae that can climb
Outstanding video. Thanks 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
This creature is so cute.
All foxes are "cat-like canids" though, not just Grey Foxes.
"Only a fool trusts his life to a weapon"
Can you do fact files on the crab-eating fox?
Everything in this video is new to me. Didn't even know there was a grey fox. Thank you for opening my eyes
Grey fox… I think you mean best fox. 💕
I have a dinner date with one every evening. I leave a plate of food and then vacate. The next day , the food is gone. My barking , fenced , dogs see , hear or smell him/ her to alert me, so I have had distant sightings as he is on his way to the dinner plate in the field on my property. Of course, then the nearby horses next door see me leaving a plate of food, and they want their carrots, and I oblige.
I see many grey Foxes at night in my neighborhood. They are like the Size of Cat that are extremely Fast & Quick
It's cute, so it has a chance of survival
As a gray fox therian, I approve 😊
@Wrenthecreature uhhh idk if I’m therian anymore
All I know is the grey fox is native in North Carolina. The red fox was imported from Europe for the hunt. And I ain’t talking bout in the recent.Close to when the first British aristocrats came to this land. Ain’t seen but two kinds on my property grey and red. And they both crossed by but no fights or any aggressive action. Pretty close to say they ignored one another. Other than the grey is a climber and the European red don’t.
Both species of raccoon dogs can climb trees.
The animal Zhen is based on
Actually, the term "true fox" doesn't fit anymore because they now comprise a wastebasket taxon, also, the Vulpes genus is now restricted to only the red foxes, which are now considered three distinct species, which are the Eurasian Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), the American Red Fox (Vulpes fulva), and the African Red Fox (Vulpes niloticus), while the other eleven extant species are now relocated to three distinct genera, Neocyon for the Tibetan Fox (Neocyon ferrilatus), Alopex for the Corsac Fox (Alopex corsac), the Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus), the Swift Fox (Alopex velox), and the Kit Fox (Alopex macrotis), and Fennecus for the Bengal Fox (Fennecus bengalensis), the Blanford's Fox (Fennecus cana), the Ruppell's Fox (Fennecus rueppellii), the Fennec Fox (Fennecus zerda), the Pale Fox (Fennecus pallidus), and the Cape Fox (Fennecus chama), all these eleven extant fox species now reclassified into three genera of their own are all more closely related to both the Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) and the Raccoon Dogs (genus Nyctereutes) than they are to the Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes, Vulpes fulva, and Vulpes niloticus), foxes as a whole are a paraphyletic group anyways
Foxes:
• Groups included:
•• Urocyon (includes 2 species: Urocyon cinereoargenteus and Urocyon littoralis) - the sole extant genus of the tribe Urocyonini
•• Cerdocyonina (includes 7 species: Bassarilupus gymnocercus, Bassarilupus sechurae, Pseudalopex culpaeus, Pseudalopex vetulus, Lycalopex griseus, Lycalopex fulvipes, and Cerdocyon thous) - a subtribe within the tribe Cerdocyonini
•• Vulpes (includes 3 species: Vulpes vulpes, Vulpes fulva, and Vulpes niloticus) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini
•• Neocyon (includes 1 species: Neocyon ferrilatus) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini
•• Alopex (includes 4 species: Alopex corsac, Alopex lagopus, Alopex velox, and Alopex macrotis) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini
•• Fennecus (includes 6 species: Fennecus bengalensis, Fennecus cana, Fennecus rueppellii, Fennecus zerda, Fennecus pallidus, and Fennecus chama) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini
•• Otocyon (includes 1 species: Otocyon megalotis) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini
• Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa:
•• Chrysocyonina (includes 3 species: Atelocynus microtis, Speothos venaticus, and Chrysocyon brachyurus) - a subtribe within the tribe Cerdocyonini
•• Nyctereutes (includes 2 species: Nyctereutes procyonoides and Nyctereutes viverrinus) - a genus within the subtribe Vulpina of the tribe Canini
•• Canina (includes 16 species: Lupulella adusta, Lupulella mesomelas, Lycaon pictus, Flavocyon simensis, Flavocyon lupaster, Cuon alpinus, Prolupus aureus, Prolupus latrans, Canis lupus, Canis albus, Canis crassodon, Canis lycaon, Canis rufus, Canis pallipes, Canis hallstromi, and Canis dingo)
_the Vulpes genus is now restricted to only the red foxes_
No, it isn't. Stop making shit up.
WOW WHAT A SMART THING YOU ARE! I WOULD OF USED YOUR CORRECT PRONOUN BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ONE TO USE!
Actually, it is, because all old world foxes except red foxes are now actually thought to share a more recent common ancestor with the raccoon dogs (genus Nyctereutes), the Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) is the closest living relative of the raccoon dogs, the other eleven extant fox species are now relocated to three separate genera from Vulpes, which now is thought to only include the red foxes, which are now actually three separate species, the Eurasian Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), the American Red Fox (Vulpes fulva), and the African Red Fox (Vulpes niloticus), the three genera separate from the red foxes are Neocyon, Alopex, and Fennecus, Neocyon contains only one species, the Tibetan Fox (Neocyon ferrilatus), Alopex contains four extant species, the Corsac Fox (Alopex corsac), the Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus), the Swift Fox (Alopex velox), and the Kit Fox (Alopex macrotis), and Fennecus contains six extant species, the Bengal Fox (Fennecus bengalensis), the Blanford's Fox (Fennecus cana), the Ruppell's Fox (Fennecus rueppellii), the Fennec Fox (Fennecus zerda), the Pale Fox (Fennecus pallidus), and the Cape Fox (Fennecus chama), the species within the genus Fennecus that contains most foxes native to Africa and two of the smallest foxes native to Asia are referred to as the dwarf foxes due to their usually small size or elf foxes due to their usually large and long pinnae, the species of the genus Fennecus happen to be the closest living relatives of both the bat-eared fox and raccoon dogs, the species within the genus Alopex that contains the two smallest foxes in North America and two larger species like the corsac fox of the Himalayas and the arctic fox of the north pole are referred to as the white foxes due to their fur coat color being commonly white or another pale-like color, the species under the genus Alopex are now considered the second closest living relatives of both the bat-eared fox and raccoon dogs, and the genus Neocyon includes only one species, which is the tibetan fox, the tibetan fox is only more derived than the red foxes, but is basal to the Alopex + (Fennecus + (Otocyon + Nyctereutes)) clade, making the tibetan fox the third closest living relative of both the bat-eared fox and raccoon dogs, while the red foxes are the most distantly related from all the other extant groups.
@@indyreno2933 Where are your goddamn sources for:
1. _Vulpes_ only containing red foxes?
2. The African red fox being a separate species?
3. _Alopex_ and _Fennecus_ being valid genera?
4. _Neocyon_ being a legitimate generic name?
Hold up, why would you put Canis lupus under foxes? The small species in the canis genus are sometimes called false foxes, but of course that doesn't make them foxes.
I think you are confusing sub species and species. I don't think there is a consensus on classifying red foxes into 3 species. Perhaps a new paper suggested a change?
I don't believe in foxism! He's still cute though. 🤔😁👍🏻🥰🤗💖🇨🇦🦊🧡
Not a 🐺, nor truly a 🦊, but more of a square peg in a round hole!
DO. A. PRONGHORN!!!!