See the First-Ever Photos of Cozumelβs Mysterious Dwarf Fox
Many believed the tiny fox had gone extinct
Strange things happen to animals when they colonize islands. Some of them get larger, like the enormous rabbitΒ Nuralagus rexΒ of ancient Menorca, while others get smaller, like the dwarf fox of Cozumel. This mysterious species of gray fox is estimated to be only around 60 to 80 percent the size of its larger mainland brethren. Fossils indicate it first arrived on the Mexican island around 5,000 years ago, predating the arrival of humans...
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