A strange discovery in southern Brazil has left the scientific community stunned. In 2021, a female canid was found near ...

After a roadside accident, rescuers expected to treat an injured animal. What they discovered could change how we understand ...

The creature, a female, was named “Dogxim,” a cross between “dog” and “graxaim do campo,” the Portuguese name for Pampas fox. And while the first, it may not be the last of its kind.

In 2021, an animal shelter in Vacaria, Brazil discovered an animal that appeared to hybrid between a domestic dog and a pampas fox—a “false” fox that’s actually a canid more similar to ...

The first known hybrid between a pampas fox and a domestic dog was discovered in Brazil. The "amazing" creature shared visual and behavioral characteristics with both animals.

Wildlife enthusiasts and scientists alike have been astonished at the discovery of the world's first dog-fox hybrid in Brazil. The jaw-dropping discovery began in 2021 when an animal rescue team ...

The dog-pampas fox hybrid strongly suggests that contact between wild and domestic species is increasing, possibly because of human settlements encroaching on wild habitats. This can also ...

Genetic testing found that the hybrid had 76 chromosomes, halfway between the dog’s 78 and the pampas fox’s 74. Overall, the rare mixing of animals from two different genera resulted in a genetic ...

Muñoa’s Pampas cat, a small wild feline, is endemic to the Pampas grasslands that sprawl over southern Brazil, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina. With fewer than 100 individuals left in the ...