This individual seems to be shedding heavily. I originally thought this was a Culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) but it is apparently the smaller, slimmer Lycalopex griseus which is the expected species in steppe habitat.
Nikon P510 point-and-shoot
South American Gray Fox ( Lycalopex griseus) 5 February 2015. Camino Dinamarquero-Ciake, Magallanes, Chile.
This individual seems to be shedding heavily. I originally thought this was a Culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) but it is apparently the smaller, slimmer Lycalopex griseus which is the expected species in steppe habitat. Nikon P510 point-and-shoot |