Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)
21 February 2019. Betsukai–Cape Notsuke Lighthouse, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Two subspecies of this widespread Holarctic species are reported to occur in Japan. This is V.
Sika (Cervus nippon nippon)
21 February 2019. Betsukai–Cape Notsuke Lighthouse, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan This species retains spots into adulthood, an evolutionary process known as neoteny. However th
Japanese Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procynoides viverrinus)
18 February 2019. Izumi–Izumi Crane Observation Center, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan This individual was unaccountably fearless suggesting that it may not have been entirely h
Japanese Squirrel (Sciurus lis)
16 February 2019. Karuizawa–Shiotsubo Hot Spring Hotel, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. These small, long-eared, large-eyed tree squirrels are endemic to the Japanese Islands. They
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
14 February 2019. Yamanouchi–Jigokudani (Hot Springs / Snow Monkey Park), Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Sometimes called “Snow Monkeys,” these are the northernmost wi
RFI Chipmunk near Yellowstone National Park
Attached are two images of a chipmunk sp. taken 15 June 2015 at the Rock Creek Scenic Overlook near Red Lodge Montana, on our way to the NE entrance of Yellowstone. I believe thr
RFI: Patagonian Fox ID
There has been some question about the ID of a fox I photographed near Punta Arenas, Chile. Is it a Culpeo or a Patagonian Gray Fox. Photo at… http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/