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734
Delalandes Fox
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serial number:
②6
Have seen this fox between Gababie
Southwest Africa and Windhoek and also at
Omatjba flat. Pursued a full grown
fox in a jeep. The he is not as fast a
runner as a jackal, he is very clever
in the manner in which he chooses his
cover. He finally escaped by running across
a deep draw, knowing we would not be
able to follow him.
At Omatjba flat, which is an open
plain, I saw a whole family of these
foxes. There were five young and two
adults. The youngsters were half grown.
They had several dens which they
to go after being fixed up. Before
firing at them, they watched us for several
minutes without apparent alarm. Approaching
a young one at night with the use of a
light. It was more curious than
frightened.