"It is a melanistic fox, which is more commonly called a silver fox," Craddock said. "It's very rare for them to occur in the wild, especially in Ohio. We only have the native reds and grays, so ...

Melanistic fox squirrels, as biologists call them, have expanded their footprint in the city over the last half-century. JEREMY TURLEY, FLATWATER FREE PRESS ...

Residents of two towns in South Wales have reported sightings of the rare melanistic fox, which experts believe was being kept as a pet.

In a scientific first, scientists have recorded the existence of an all-black Canada lynx. A woman who lives outside Whitehorse, in Canada’s Yukon Territory, captured the odd creature on camera ...

Color me impressed about this rare melanistic deer Albinos are easier to notice and develop cult followings, while melanistic deer are virtually unheard-of ...

Have you ever come across a pseudo-melanistic tiger? Earlier, IFS officer Parveen Kaswan shared pictures of pseudo-melanistic tigers found in Odisha’s Simlipal on social media.

She added: “Many of the historical reports over the years of 'big cats' have been that of melanistic red foxes and I can confirm that the melanistic red fox has been reported in Buckinghamshire, ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has stepped up the work for the proposed melanistic tiger safari near Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district. Once the safari work is complete, it ...

He had no microchip, and no owner ever came forward. Fox Tale Sanctuary, a nonprofit 501 (c) (3), offers permanent homes to captive-bred foxes surrendered by overwhelmed pet owners or found abandoned.