Mystery animal said to be Sampson fox
United Press International
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Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (US):
A strange-looking animal spotted outside a North Carolina electronics plant has been identified as a rare variant of the common red fox.
The creature with big ears, a long tail and a thin coat was christened the Tyco Animal by employees at Tyco Electronics, the Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer reported.
Suggestions that came in a after a photo of the beast was posted on the Web ranged from the possible -- a Mexican hairless dog -- to the unlikely -- a cross between a fox and a possum -- to the legendary -- a Wampus Cat, a creature known only in Appalachian folk tales.
Brad Gunn, a biologist with the state, put those stories to rest by suggesting that Tyco Animal is probably a Sampson fox, a genetic variant of the red fox that lacks a thick outer coat of fur.
Mar 09, 2006
United Press International
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Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (US):
A strange-looking animal spotted outside a North Carolina electronics plant has been identified as a rare variant of the common red fox.
The creature with big ears, a long tail and a thin coat was christened the Tyco Animal by employees at Tyco Electronics, the Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer reported.
Suggestions that came in a after a photo of the beast was posted on the Web ranged from the possible -- a Mexican hairless dog -- to the unlikely -- a cross between a fox and a possum -- to the legendary -- a Wampus Cat, a creature known only in Appalachian folk tales.
Brad Gunn, a biologist with the state, put those stories to rest by suggesting that Tyco Animal is probably a Sampson fox, a genetic variant of the red fox that lacks a thick outer coat of fur.
Mar 09, 2006
