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Vulpes pallida (Cretzschmar, 1826)

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The nocturnal pale fox is thought to live in small family groups consisting of an adult male, an adult female and their young (5). They dig extensive dens, descending two to three metres and extending up to 15 metres, with the inner chambers lined with dry vegetation. These burrows allow the foxes to escape the heat of the day until dusk when they surface to search for food. Pale foxes primarily feed on fruits, berries and vegetable matter, and they possess well-developed molars suited to this largely herbivorous diet (3). However, they also sometimes catch and eat small animals such as rodents, lizards and invertebrates (2). From their diet, pale foxes obtain sufficient moisture to enable them to survive for the long, dry, hot seasons of their desert habitat (2).Pale foxes are believed to give birth to litters of three to four pups, after a gestation period of only seven to eight weeks. The development of the young foxes is just as quick, with weaning of the pups taking place after six to eight weeks (3). A pale fox in captivity lived to the age of three, but it is thought that in the wild they live to at least twice this age (3). 45597543cdcce9b66d937437cbc04fd7 2609500

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1 Overview 3 Description 290 General Description 267 Morphology 232 Reproduction and Life History 70 Behavior 4 Ecology and Distribution 20 Distribution 41 Habitat 297 Trophic Strategy 8 Conservation 33 Trends and Threats 286 Conservation Status 6 Relevance 251 Uses 295 Procedures 300 Wikipedia 9 Biodiversity Heritage Library 7 References and More Information 17 Literature References 226 Specialist Projects 227 Search the Web 13 Common Names

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Vulpes pallida

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Vulpes pallida edwardsi

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Vulpes pallida edwardsi Rochebrune, 1883

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Vulpes pallida oertzeni

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Vulpes pallida oertzeni (Matschie, 1910)

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Vulpes pallida pallida

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Vulpes pallida pallida (Cretzschmar, 1826)

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Vulpes pallida harterti

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Vulpes pallida harterti Thomas and Hinton, 1921

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Vulpes pallida cyrenaica

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Vulpes pallida cyrenaica Festa, 1921

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