Trust me, this is the way foxes look without their beautiful fur. I’m a farm girl, I’ve been around foxes and foxhunting all my life, and had a pet fox for awhile when I was a kid. Recently I have seen a number of foxes with sarcoptic mange near our stable in Maryland, not an hour’s drive from where this unfortunate animal was caught. They’re all naked and creepy-looking like this. Yes, the ears, facial structure, tail length, etc. is all correct.
Ahh. I see. There I am, refuted by "one who knows."
Well, since they are so recently prevalent in your region (what luck, eh?!) there should be no problem with you posting a photo of one. I'd just love to see a photo of a confirmed red fox with "sarcoptic mange" (sounds like something more likely to afflict a "rastafari," doesn't it?) with an upward-curved tail significantly longer than the spine shoulder-to-hip, and ears which span twice the longitudinal aspect of the skull, nostril to eyebrow (as in the detailed measurements I did of the Maryland creature.
This should be quite interesting. Have your "number of" foxes gotten any press, as this creature has?
Thank you!
8^D