discussion about what marble foxes really are

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I think we can say for sure that they are no arctic foxes: alopex in summer fur: Only registered users can see links on this forum! Register or Login on forum! winter fur: Only registered users can see links on this forum! Register or Login on forum! what indicates that there seems to be some connection to the alopex are the furry paws: Only registered users can see links on this forum! Register or Login on forum! (compare with alopex in winter fur) here a red fox: Only registered users can see links on this forum! Register or Login on forum! the paw does not look that furry. here some pictures of when they were brought to Gut Aiderbichl: Only registered users can see links on this forum! Register or Login on forum! about the cross breeding: I could believe that they can cross-breed through the genus vulpes but greyfox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and arcticfox (Alopex Lagopus) are quite different, imho the face looks more like a redfox than a greyfox, but genetics is not my strength

beside of Gut Aiderbichl I found 4 more marblefoxes:
Basil: lives at Wolfpark

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and thise one in Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

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at Gut Aiderbichl they either say that they are arctic foxes or a cross between grey- and arctoc foxes, is this possible?

Woah! shows how much more i need to learn. lol

a marble fox is a red fox.. just a different color phase, but the EXACT same species as red fox, can be found in the wild but very rare, they are bred in captivity for this color, red fox can come in many colors from black marbles ( white with black mask) red marbles ( white with red mask), saphire blue, pearl, silver, cross, chocolate, and manymore colors, granted most of these colors are captive bred, but the silver and cross colors are found in the wild.

hmm...didnt know that, interesting. Do you have a source? i kinda wanna know what causes the color change.