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Criaturade leyenda
A legendary creature
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on movimientos cautos a la luz del día,
por las calles de escocia se asoman las
pisadas de un animal poco más grande
que un gato, de cuerpo rojo anaranja-
do, encendido como fuego y pecho y
cuello blancos como nieve.
El zorro rojo deambula alerta, con sus orejas aten-
tas y su poblada y distintiva cola, erguida; ésta le ayu-
da a comunicarse y guardar equilibrio al correr o saltar.
Considerado un ser mitológico, astuto e inteligente,
habita tanto bosques de coníferas, mesetas montaño-
sas y zonas costeras, como áreas urbanas pobladas por
el hombre. Se adapta fácilmente a diferentes lugares y
logra sobrevivir sin gran complicación.
El mejor momento para identificarlo con mayor facili-
dad es durante el invierno, cuando las hembras llaman con
susaullidosnocturnosasuscompañeros,oportunidadque
aprovechanmuchos cazadores para dar con su paradero.
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autious of it’s movements during day-
light, the footsteps of an animal no
larger than a housecat appear on the
streets of Scotland, one of brick-col-
ored hair, lit as a fire, with a neck and
torso as white as the driven snow.
The red fox wanders, but is alert, with ears
pointed, and it’s rich and distinctive tail standing
upright; helps it communicate, and keeps it bal-
anced when sprinting or jumping. Considered a
mythological creature, astute and wise, it inhabits
forests and mountainous steppes, as well as costal
areas and dense urban landscapes. It easily adapts
to various terrains, and survives with ease.
The best moment to identify it is during the
winter, when the females howl at night to call upon
their companions, an event that many hunters uses
as an opportunity to locate them.
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species
Zorro Rojo