I knew we had a Dog Day Saturday Afternoon star as soon as these cuties appeared on yesterday’s Arabian leopard video.
A quick look-up shows that this is indeed our neighbor, the red fox — most widespread of all modern carnivores — adapted to arid and semi-arid conditions.
Judging by the number of videos online, I am not the only one who finds the Arabian red fox absolutely adorable. Here are just a few, interspersed with links to more information about Vulpes vulpes arabica:
In Kuwait
Article: “The red foxes of Kuwait City.”
In Dubai (short, but here’s how he filmed it)
Info on foxes from Dubai Municipality.
In Saudi Arabia, outside Riyadh:
ID is not confirmed, since there are other desert foxes, but given the nearby city, it’s most likely a red fox.
A science note.
A little lagniappe:
I’m not sure what fox species this is, but the video (which has also appeared in an older post or two) does show the challenges faced by foxes that aren’t able to adapt to human-dominated settings:
Featured image: Abdelrahman Hassanein/Shutterstock
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