Zorro
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see fox.
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Fox - carnivorous mammal of the dog family, found throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere.
Grey Zorro (Pseudalopex griseus)
(aka Grey Fox, Pampas Fox, Dusicyon griseus)
The Grey Zorro is distributed in the Chile and Argentina where it is found lower down the mountains than the Culpeo Zorro P. culpeo as well as in the pampas.
The small-eared zorro is also known as the small-eared fox and the small-eared dog. This dog-like fox lives in rainforests of South America, including the Amazon basin. Very little is known about this nocturnal (most active at night) tropical fox.
Hoary fox, hoary zorro
Pseudalopex vetulus
Little is known about these South American foxes.
Life span
The life span of the hoary fox is unknown.
ZORRO
The zorro is a dog-like fox from South America.
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About two feet in length (including the tail) and two or three pounds in weight, the animal - slender, slinky, swift and agile - bears a Zorro-like mask across its eyes.
Small-eared zorro (Atelocynus microtis)
Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
Nymphargus (Nymphargus siren)
Snowy egret (Egretta thula)
Pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Military macaw (Ara militaris)
Crested guan (Penelope purpurascens) ...
I could have opted for the luxurious Casa del Zorro instead, but it probably didn't have semi-tame desert cottontails and roadrunners living on the grounds like the Hacienda. Where do you think George Hamilton would have stayed?
Also, hoary zorros are suspected of killing poultry and are therefore hunted. (Almeida et al., APR 2002; Lima, Guimaraes, and Lemos, 1994; McDonald, 2001; McGlynn and Postanowicz, 2002; Nowak, 1999; Rylands, 1998) ...
(Other Names: Rodrigues Fruit Bat, Zorro Volador de la Isla Rodrigues)
Pteropus rodricensis
Status: Critically Endangered ...
Its back is lined with dark diamond-shaped blotches outlined by lighter-colored scales. The spade-shaped head is distinguished by two dark stripes, one on each side of its face, which run diagonally, like Zorro's mask. (see photo) ...
 See also: Fox, Rabbit, Diver, Raccoon, Bat
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