The majority of these escapees are re-captured within a week. 2-8%).ĭespite wild melanistic red foxes being present in the UK, the majority of black and usually coloured foxes reported to ourselves and in the media are escaped exotic pets, which are collectively called " silver foxes" after the line from which they originate. The North American red fox occurs in three common colours or "phenotypes" which are naturally present in statistically predictable frequencies red (approx. T his is a stark contrast to what is seen in Canada and North America, where the North American red fox displays a greater degree of coat variation and is included as part of the rich cultural heritage of the native peoples and early settlers. For this reason, black foxes have been a thing of myth and folklore within the UK. The frequency of black foxes seen in the UK has been historically low and such sightings appear far less frequently than in other areas of the world (less than 0.1% of the population, by our records). Foxes with white patches (piebald foxes) are relatively common in comparison, especially in urban areas.
The vast majority of foxes in the UK are red in colour, but black (melanistic) and white (leucistic and albino) foxes are occasionally spotted from time to time.
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