Sunrise Red Fox

This fox is catching first morning warmth of early morning sun rays.he's deciding his days journey I believe. ... more

by Alvin Hepler

Title

Sunrise Red Fox

Artist

Alvin Hepler

Medium

Painting - Acrylic

Description

This fox is catching first morning warmth of early morning sun rays.he's deciding his days journey I believe.
Some facts on the red fox Red foxes have binocular vision, but their sight reacts mainly to movement. Their auditory perception is acute, being able to hear black grouses changing roosts at 600 paces, the flight of crows at (0.16￿0.31 mi) and the squeaking of mice at about (330 ft They are capable of locating sounds to within one degree at 700￿3,000 Hz, though less accurately at higher frequencies. Their sense of smell is good, but weaker than that of specialised dogs.Red foxes are wide ranging animals, whose range covers nearly 70 million km2 (27 million mi2). They are distributed across the entire Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America, and Asia. They are absent in Iceland, the Arctic islands, some parts of Siberia, and in extreme deserts.The cunning Fox is commonly found in Native American mythology, where it is portrayed as an almost constant companion to coyote. Fox, however, is a deceitful companion who often steals Coyote's food. In the Achomawi creation myth, Fox and Coyote are the co-creators of the world, who leave just before the arrival of humans. The Yurok tribe believed that Fox, in anger, captured the sun, and tied him to a hill, causing him to burn a great hole in the ground. An Inuit story tells of how Fox, portrayed as a beautiful woman, tricks a hunter into marrying her, only to resume her true form and leave after he offends her. A Menominee story tells of how Fox is an untrustworthy friend to the Wolf

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February 26th, 2014