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CRAB-EATING FOX Cerdocyon thous
One of the mammals that you are most likely to come across in the Paraguayan night is the Crab-eating Fox. It is an adaptable, intelligent species found in almost any habitat. Crab-eating Foxes don´t just eat crabs, they are omnivores and will take anything from fruit and plant matter to carrion, as well as hunting for large insects and small mammals and birds. They are a social species, usually found in pairs or small groups. Their pelage varies considerably in colour, some individuals being wholly grey, whilst others have a distinct reddish tinge to the fur. The safest way to identify this species is by its combination of black feet and short snout.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM382PH) Adult, location unknown (José Luis Cartes undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM383PH) Adult head detail, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM384PH) Adult, Bahía Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Silvia Centrón September 2009).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM944PH) Adult, Madrejón, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith April 2011).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM1013PH) Adult, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM385PH) Reddish individual, Zoologico Juan XXIII, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM386PH) Adult, Estancia Aurora, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Ralphie Zotti undated).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM387PH) Reddish adult roadkill specimen from Central Chaco Lagoons Area (Paul Smith October 2004).
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM1012PH) Hind foot of roadkill, Madrejón, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith August 2011).
FIGURE 10 - (FPMAM390PH) Footprints Campo Maria Private Reserve, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur (Paul Smith July 2006).
VIDEO A - (FPMAM391VI) Juveniles, Bahía Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPMAM893VI) Adults, Mbaracayú Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith September 2010).
VIDEO C - (FPMAM945VI) Same individual as (FPMAM944PH)  (Paul Smith April 2011).
VIDEO D -  (FPMAM1014VI) Adult, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2011).
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Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous
DORSAL (FPMAM389PH); LATERAL (FPMAM388PH)