Deadlock, the Tibetan Sand Fox and his daily snack a Pika, Tibet 2015

Tibetan name Wha or Wamo, ཝ། .
The Tibetan Sand Fox is one of the smaller fox species. It has thick, soft fur that protects it from the winds of the high mountains, with a dense undercoat that is brown to rusty yellow in color. The fur on the upper flanks is rusty, whereas the lower flanks and rump is colored gray, sometimes producing the illusion of a line along the animal's flank. The lower part of its ruff, as well as its throat, chest, and abdominal region is white. Small black patches on the shoulders set off the white chest.The tip of the tail is white. Adult Tibetan foxes are 60 to 70 centimetres (24 to 28 in) from head to body (juveniles are somewhat smaller) and a tail length of 29 to 40 centimetres (11 to 16 in). Weights of adults are usually 4 to 5.5 kilograms (8.8 to 12 lb).

The Tibetan Sand Fox has a unique face that appears square; this is an illusion created by its large ruff. As seen in the Planet Earth episode "Great Plains", the fox keeps its body stiff and its head level when stalking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Sand_Fox

Taken in: 中國 / 西藏自治区 / 阿里市 (show map)

Taken on: September 18, 2015

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Wa/ Wha/ Wamo ཝ།

male fox ཝ་ཕོ wapo

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