Hard one! Black-eared fox?

• by O._Henriksen

  Black-eard fox!?

  It is undoubtedly ears we have here - looking at the images the ears seem to be rather big compared to the head. This is a relative observation as the whole head is not shown, but proportionally it seems to be right when some of the snout become visible. Many black-eared foxes also have white fur with a distinctive black spot around the lower part of each ear around the upper chin-bone!
  The time of day dusk/dawn could be the right time for such a little fellow.

  Posted January 4, 2013 6:33 PM

• by PsyHam

  I was thinking a bat-eared fox myself. Definitely a mystery to me!

  Posted January 5, 2013 3:51 AM

• by kenya74

  Could the white band be the tusk of a wart hog?

  Posted January 6, 2013 6:55 PM

• by SimonV2

  the white band in image 1 is the same semicircular lobe of the ear in image 3. Also, you think that bit off to the right in image 3 is the snout? i figure that for the neck with the ears back.

  Posted January 6, 2013 11:44 PM

• by O._Henriksen

  SiminV2 - Your right, no tusk's there!
  I'm def voting for a bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)

  Posted January 16, 2013 7:58 PM

• by wilderzone moderator

  I think it might be a jackal. Definitely a canine, but I don't think the ear is quite big enough for the bat-eared fox. Here's a similar perspective on the ears of a jackal for more context. ASG00039z9

  Posted January 16, 2013 8:23 PM

• by mamafisi

  I also think it is a jackal.

  Posted January 16, 2013 9:41 PM