gray fox
noun
: a fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) with coarse gray hair and white underparts that occurs from southern Canada to northern South America
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Creatures people see regularly include bobcats, gray foxes, mule deer, coyotes, reptiles (though not in winter), and collared peccaries, which resemble small pigs and travel around in little family groups eating cacti.
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Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Species observed slipping through those 4-inch slots at least once included striped skunk, gray fox, raccoon, bobcat, coyote and javelina.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
This is especially true with gray foxes, the most common fox species in the Austin area.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 July 2024
On social media, some commenters speculated the creature might be a young red or gray fox with leucism, a condition that causes a loss of pigmentation, resulting in white fur.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Species observed slipping through those 4-inch slots at least once included striped skunk, gray fox, raccoon, bobcat, coyote and javelina.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
This is especially true with gray foxes, the most common fox species in the Austin area.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 July 2024
On social media, some commenters speculated the creature might be a young red or gray fox with leucism, a condition that causes a loss of pigmentation, resulting in white fur.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Gray fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20fox. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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