Rare Black Fox appears at Yellowstone along side the Roadway

[Melensdad]

For those of us who enjoy wild animal sightings in nature . . .

Rare Black Fox Pops Out Along Roadside In Yellowstone

A fox with rare black fur made a brief roadside appearance in Yellowstone National Park last week. The fox’s coloring is probably the result of a…

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Rare Black Fox Pops Out Along Roadside In Yellowstone​

A fox with rare black fur made a brief roadside appearance in Yellowstone National Park last week. The fox’s coloring is probably the result of a condition called melanism.​

Mark Heinz​

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Stacy O’Nell caught photos of this extremely rare black fox in Yellowstone National Park, when it made a brief appearance along the roadside last week. The fox’s unusual coloring is probably the result of a condition called melanism, which can cause black skin, fur or feathers in numerous species. (Courtesy Stacy O'Nell, SO Photograpy)​

Now in her third season of working at the Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful Inn, Stacy O’Nell thought she’d seen just about every kind of critter in the park. ​

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But while driving near Old Faithful last week, she noticed a bicyclist had stopped to gawk at something near the roadside. So she slowed down to take a look for herself, and couldn’t believe what she saw.​

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A black fox, with smatterings of white and silver in its fur, was hanging out in plain sight. ​

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“I didn’t think they (black foxes) really existed,” she told Cowboy State Daily. “And now everyone is talking about him.”​

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[NorthernRedneck]

I saw one a couple years ago.

 

[Kevlar]

Must be kind of the opposite condition that makes an albino? What would you get if you crossed this black one with an albino?

 

[Don Coyote]

........................ This

 

[Melensdad]

........................ This

That is animal abuse.

 

[Kevlar]

I seen a video somewhat similar to that but they made a golden retriever look like a tiger, it was hilarious to see the people when it was walking around town.

 

[Don Coyote]

That is animal abuse.

..... It's better than this.