London ~ February 20, 2010
Inside the Natural History Museum, South Kensington
Whether these are bat-eared foxes or
fennec foxes (
Vulpes zerda), I can't say. Bat-eared foxes live in the savannahs of Africa, while fennecs live on the northern rim of the Sahara desert. The cactus behind them looks to me like it comes from the American Southwest, but there are some forms of cacti in the fennec's range. I don't know of any American foxes with such big ears. The fennec is the smallest of the foxes.
This carving is among many that adorn the inside of the amazing building of the
Natural History Museum in London, and will feature more in future posts. This carving is found on the newel post of the stairway leading to the second floor.
London ~ February 15, 2010
Both of these photos are in color without desaturation. It happened to be one of those days. I like the way they came out.
