Kit Fox Family - Outtakes

As a finale to the amazingly cute kits, here are a few outtakes from the cam at the den, including a surprise Carrizo Plain passerby that is a tad taller than a fox...


Mom San Joaquin kit fox taking an afternoon nap outside the den while pups are below


And again another day at 4:25pm… (it's tough being a mom with 3 puppies!)


Not a kit fox. A volunteer nanny?

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References: 

• Nature of a Man (this blog) - Morning with Mom
• Nature of a Man (this blog) - Carrizo Plain Triple Play
• Nature of a Man (this blog) - In a Family Way
• Nature of a Man (this blog) - The Terrible Twos
• Nature of a Man (this blog) - Kit Fox Family - Bonus Tracks
• Natural Areas Journal, Vol 31, 2011 - David J. Germano, Department of Biology, California State University Bakersfield  - The San Joaquin Desert of California: Ecologically Misunderstood and Overlooked
• CSU Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program - San Joaquin Kit Fox
• CSU Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program - Recovery Plan for San Joaquin Kit Fox

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