On January 4, the first day after the New Year's Day holiday, a "mysterious visitor" suddenly appeared at a school in Chengdu. A snow-white puppy-like animal appeared on campus, first in the teaching building, and then "strolled" to the small garden to rest, the afternoon sun was particularly pleasant, and the little one lay on the lawn and began to sleep.
Because it is snow-white, with only a circle of black on the edge of its ears, it looks a bit like a Samoyed and a bit like a husky. However, its small size and large tail have speculated that it may be a fox. Although the mysterious visitor was gentle and did not show an aggressive posture, in order to ensure the safety of teachers and students, school security kept an eye on it and did not let it get close to the activity area of teachers and students. The students excitedly observed through the window and gave it a cute name, "Little Fox Fairy".
A little fox came to the campus
The little guy stayed at school until noon the next day, during which the school also brought water and food to feed it, and the little guy did not recognize the raw at all, and ate very well. After finding the little guy, the school first reported to the police, and after feedback, learned that there was no information about the missing fox around.
What is the origin of the "Little Fox Fairy"? Subsequently, the reporter sent the photo to the relevant departments. According to the staff of the Chengdu Zoo Animal Management Department, this little guy was identified as a fox used as a fur commodity after being artificially selected by several foxes through hybridization. Foxes of this type are farmed in captivity and belong to the economic fur animals, "which do not belong to the category of wild animals and can be raised in the case of the "Special Economic Animal Breeding License". ”
The staff member said that after domestication, such animals have worn away some wild nature, but when the public encounters them, they should still maintain a safe distance, so that they are not fed or approached. "People have not been domesticated for a long time, only for decades, so they still have a certain aggressiveness."
Courtesy of a person familiar with the matter
Since the "little fox fairy" is not a wild animal, its nature belongs to the special economic breeding animal. The staff member said that considering that foxes are essentially canines, it is recommended to refer to the municipal dog management methods for treatment or hand over to the relevant agricultural departments.
Zhou Ming, a staff member of chengdu Pidu District Wildlife Rescue Center, said that according to the picture, it is an arctic fox, also called a white fox, mainly distributed in the coastal zone of the Arctic Ocean or Alaska in the United States, but at present, the species has many years of breeding experience in China, so it is very common in China.
Zhou Ming said that the Arctic fox looks cute when he was a child, and the snow-white appearance looks even more cute, so there are also citizens who raise it as a pet, but as they grow older, the body odor of the fox will be more intense or somewhat wild, and the Arctic fox that appears on the campus is abandoned in addition to the possibility of being lost, "We also call on everyone to treat small animals well and seek a more reasonable solution." At the same time, the public should do a good job of self-protection when encountering such situations, canines and cats are likely to carry rabies, and beware of bites or scratches. ”
Considering the safety problem, at noon on January 5, the relevant personnel have sent the little guy to the animal rescue base.
Red Star News reporter Zhang Jin Xu Wen
Edited by Guan Li
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