A Tired Young Fox

A short sequence of 'Pretty' the fox cub, this afternoon…


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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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6 Comments

  1. derWandersmann July 7, 2013 at 2:07 am #

    She's charming, Words!
    I've noticed that most of the quadrupeds that yawn tend to "reverse roll" the tip of the tongue … foxes, wolves, cats, both big and small, and other mammals, although I must confess that I've never seen a horse or a cow yawn. Perhaps I just don't remember. I don't think the primates roll the tongue in that way, but I may have missed it, too. I wonder if this might be a common trait inherited from a common ancestor, far back in time, before these animals were differentiated into species, much like the scratching with a rear leg?

  2. SittingFox July 7, 2013 at 8:07 pm #

    Sleepy in the sunshine – not that she has much reason to claim exhaustion.

  3. Words July 8, 2013 at 11:07 pm #

    Adele, you can't blame her for having a rest. She'd been up all night 😉

  4. Words July 8, 2013 at 11:07 pm #

    dW, she is a very sweet little fox indeed. Interesting observation on the tongue roll. I'll try to keep an eye out for other species and see if I can collect a 'yawn' file!

  5. gdare July 10, 2013 at 2:07 am #

    So much fun can make you tired at the end of a day :zzz:

  6. Words July 11, 2013 at 12:07 am #

    Darko, the end of my day, certainly; but hte start of hers. She's out all hours at night 😉