tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post5927757404188785859..comments2024-01-05T05:02:20.353+00:00Comments on CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: CARL MARSHALL: The sad tale of the black foxUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-63186865367224797932014-04-23T09:40:48.561+01:002014-04-23T09:40:48.561+01:00Your photos and comments were very interesting to ...Your photos and comments were very interesting to me. I encountered a similar animal today on my morning dog-walk. We were heading along a country path and a 'dog' emerged from the nearby reservoir. I couldn't get my head around it though, because, it looked like a slim, young German shepherd, but was the length of a fox and held its tail like a fox. Furthermore, it's behaviour was not very dog-like when it saw me. It was skittish and slipped away quite quickly into the fields. Yet the für was almost shaggy, certainly not short-haired, and there was no red in the fur.<br />I have been searching images online this morning and came across your site. At least it explains that I did see some type of fox, whatever that might be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738574037008381810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-46758530103569616192012-04-02T23:41:39.883+01:002012-04-02T23:41:39.883+01:00Thankyou for your reply.
Yes, the fox is at pres...Thankyou for your reply.<br /> <br />Yes, the fox is at present being examined at a university in Cambridgeshire, I have been in contact with them requesting hair samples.<br /><br />However after studying the photo's of the foxes remains for the last few days, I am now inclined to reject my original theory. I still think however its more likely that this was a domesticated animal. The domesticated melanistic form of the red fox, named the silver or Siberian fox seems to fit quite well as a possible identity for this animal. The domesticated silver fox is becoming more and more dog-like in its temperament due to decades of selective breeding and is now becoming evermore popular. This identity would still explain the foxes unusual urban actions quite nicely as well as its thicker coat.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Best wishes<br />Carl Marshall.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517540786291574597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-78057984072304530332012-04-01T22:52:05.595+01:002012-04-01T22:52:05.595+01:00The latest news regarding the (dead) black fox, ac...The latest news regarding the (dead) black fox, according to the BBC site, is that its body is to be examined by scientists at Cambridge. <br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-17550993Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850454793383964839noreply@blogger.com