Rare Black Fox Spotted in Isleworth
Around one in a thousand of the UK's population is this colour
The black fox has been spotted several times in an Isleworth garden
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A rare black fox has been caught on camera prowling around a garden in west London. It was spotted by Faroz and his daughter Sophia, from Isleworth, who first thought it was a wolf, or a wild dog.
The animals are a type of North American red fox with a trait that makes their fur silvery-black. They make up about 0.1% of the UK fox population.
"It was so big, I'd never seen anything like it before. Just pure amazement, really," Faroz said.
He added, “The first time I spotted it I literally thought a dog had been let loose in my garden. I’m only used to seeing orange foxes. But this particular fox was black. It’s just such a wonderful sight.”
The fur of the black fox is dark because of a rare genetic variation, but the campaign group Black Foxes UK say sightings have risen across several London boroughs since 2016 with around 40-50 reports.
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March 5, 2021
