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During autumn, I photographed this eight month old vixen from my blind. At the time I tripped the shutter, her pose confused me. A few seconds later, a male fox passed by the side of my blind and approached her. With her ears back and her mouth open, my first thought was that she was showing aggression, perhaps preparing to strike. However, that never happened. The male walked past her, and she maintained this posture. Confused, I did some research and discovered:
"(a) fearful fox grins in submission, (with) its back arched and body curved, (and) legs crouched. . . If the fox (is) merely submissive, and less fearful, its back (is) not . . . arched, nor its body curved. . ." Macdonald, David (1987), "Running with the Fox," pp.42-43, Guild Publishing, London. So, the vixen's "grin in submission," in the absence of an arched back or a curved body, revealed that she was simply displaying submission (not fear or aggression) as the male fox approached her. Interesting. Please click on image and view in shadowbox. Thank you. Nikon D3, 200-400mm, f/4 @ 1/250, EV(-0.67), ISO 1600, Wimberley Head II, Blind. Ron Day www.rondayphotography.com |
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