EPOW - Ecology Picture of the Week

Each week a different image of our fascinating environment is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional ecologist.

29 June - 5 July 2015

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The Fox and the Hare

South American Gray Fox (Lycalopex griseus), Family Canidae
Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile

Credit & Copyright: Dr. Bruce G. Marcot

Explanation: This beautiful and shy canid is a South American gray fox, a relatively common inhabitant of central and southern Patagonia in southern South America.

In this video (which is silent at the start), it is consuming a European hare (Lepus europaeus) which is a non-native species in this region.

I photographed and videoed these sequences in the shrublands of southern Chile.

Next week's picture: Jurassic Cycad Park

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