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Grey Zorro


Grey Zorro
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Copyright: Mircea Costina (mirceax) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 231 W: 56 N: 1354] (6247)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): RARE or SIGNIFICANT contributions to TN 3, BEST OF: Wild Dogs, Dholes, & False foxes 1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-02 9:58
Viewed: 1160
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Grey Zorro(Pseudalopex griseus)

The grey zorro occurs in the plains, pampas, deserts, and low mountains of southern South America. It is present in Chile, Argentina, and small populations in Peru, being the most numerous in southern Chile.
The grey zorro is one of the smaller members of the South American foxes. It is not the same species as the grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), which lives much farther north. Their fur is greyish, with rusty markings around its head and ears. Its ears are very large.
The grey zorro eats mostly rodents. In Chile, rodents comprise 87-98% of the total diet of the grey zorro. In the autumn, berries comprise a significant amount of their diet, around a third. Rabbits and birds comprise less than 3% of their diet.
They breed in late fall, around October. After a gestation period of 2 months, 2-4 kits are born in a den. Not much else is recorded about their lifestyle.
The grey zorro has been heavily trapped for its fur. More than one million grey zorros were killed in the 1980's for their pelt. Most of the pelts come from Argentina; despite this, their numbers have remained relatively constant. Heavy snow kills off many foxes, and they die of starvation. But their numbers bounce right back. They have an intense competition with the culpeo, which may affect their numbers in areas where their ranges overlap.

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Hi
Great shot with very nice compo, looks a bit yellowish like a yellow Zorro ;-)
tried to adapt the colours in WS
TFS
Tom

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  • Cori Silver Note Writer [C: 8 W: 0 N: 18] (78)
  • [2007-06-02 13:44]

What a truly beautiful animal - lovely sidelighting.

Salut Mircea,

Interesante nuante, simpatica vulte, si felicitari pentru calatorie. Cred ca a fost super. E totusi capatul Lumii.
Bravo. Numai bine, Cezar.

This shows how a good photographer can draw his subject out of the background - great work with contrasts!
What a beautiful creature!!!!

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5452 W: 594 N: 3662] (10065)
  • [2008-01-18 7:45]
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Hi Mircea

An interesting capture of this very rare Grey zorro. Just as a matter of interest, although this animal appears to look very fox like I noticed that it is actually a socalled "false fox" which apparently is a closer relative to the wild dogs than the foxes.

It is 1 of only 3 photos of this species on TrekNature so I added it to my theme for "RARE or SIGNIFICANT contributions to TN". I like the effect of the (apparent) late afternoon light (or was it early morning?) and the contrast between the animal and its surrounding habitat.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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