Is it a Fog or a Dox? Could this be the first ever dog-fox hybrid?
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In a still developing news story found in the Telegraph and also on Reddit, but otherwise unconfirmed, a first of its kind dog-fox hybrid has been discovered in Brazil after being hit by a car.
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"Our analysis suggests that the canid under investigation is a hybrid between the pampas fox and domestic dog, but future studies are necessary to investigate additional cases of this hybridization in nature," as seen in an excerpt.
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Pampas foxes are more closely related to wolves than they are true foxes, so that makes this hybridization a lot more likely. To date, no true genetic crosses have ever taken place between foxes and dogs as they are closely related, but different species.
We have a feeling more information will be forthcoming. Until then, we'll post an update if we ever hear any more.