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On the Scottish Fox.
Author(s) -
Tetley H.
Publication year - 1941
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1941.tb00040.x
Subject(s) - vulpes , geography , archaeology , adult male , zoology , biology , ecology , predation , endocrinology
Summary.1 Full details are given of external measurements, weights, measurements of skulls, teeth and long bones of foxes, adult and young, from the Scottish Highlands. 2 The colour is described in some detail. It is considered that small dark foxes are found on the highest mountains, the larger paler animals occurring lower down. 3 Details are given on breeding and on the growth of cubs. 4 Scottish and European Foxes are compared, and it is considered that the former are distinctly larger than those found in Central Europe. 5 Scottish and Scandinavian Foxes are compared, and it is considered that there is no difference between them, and that both should be Vulpes v. vulpes . 6 The Scottish Highland Fox is thus larger than the Central European but the same as the Scandinavian Fox. It remains to be seen how it compares with foxes from the mountains of the Lake District of England and of Wales.