urban crypto
Mar. 22nd, 2006 06:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
urbpanNews item: Cryptozoological mystery is an obligate urban animal.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0321_060321_tyco_fox.html?source=rss
Perry Sumner, a biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, said it's likely a red fox with a rare genetic condition known as Sampson, an abnormality in which the animal lacks a layer of fur called guard hair. Without this thick outer coat for protection, the normally nocturnal fox would be forced to hunt during the day when it's warm and sleep under heated buildings at night. In recent years, Sumner said, other Sampson foxes have been spotted in urban areas around the state
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0321_060321_tyco_fox.html?source=rss
Perry Sumner, a biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, said it's likely a red fox with a rare genetic condition known as Sampson, an abnormality in which the animal lacks a layer of fur called guard hair. Without this thick outer coat for protection, the normally nocturnal fox would be forced to hunt during the day when it's warm and sleep under heated buildings at night. In recent years, Sumner said, other Sampson foxes have been spotted in urban areas around the state
