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ZooTampa Is ‘Furever’ Home For Two Rescued Red Foxes (www.ospreyobserver.com)

submitted 2 days ago by Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works to c/foxnews

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

while Sadie, the female, has a pearl-colored coat, giving her a striking black appearance.

Huh.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Red... Pearl... Black...

That's enough internet for today.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Remember that fashion colors are expensive lies, and these foxes were rescued from a fur farm because the owner died and they were left in even more deplorable conditions than all the other fucking fox-fur farms.

Do not go typing in search terms of "silver fox fur" (or whatever color) like I did, because now I'm depressed and angry. I can inform you that a "pearl" fox fur pelt is basically blonde, and "silver" is closer to Sadie's coloring, so I think the person misspoke.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I was just at ZooTampa last month and thought it was a nice place, so hopefully these guys will be enjoying themselves from now on!

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Well, blonde is closer to the color I associate with pearls, so that tracks. And after seeing actual silver foxes below I see it makes sense too. But then calling an all black fox by a color name that ostensibly doesn't mean black is just... well, it's one of the choices of all time. So this is a red fox, with a silver coat, which is why it's black. Got it.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 4 points 2 days ago

I don't think colors are real anymore.