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

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.

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

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 ...

Shelter Rescues Injured Animal—Turns Out To Be World's First Dog-Fox Hybrid Published Sep 15, 2023 at 11:10 AM EDT Updated Sep 19, 2023 at 1:41 PM EDT ...

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.

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 ...

Temperate grasslands are areas of open grassy plains that are sparsely populated with trees. Various names of temperate grasslands include pampas, downs, and veldts.

The pampas cat is classified as Near Threatened but we don’t know how many individuals there are. Watch the video to learn more about these beautiful creatures.

The Pampas grasslands, spanning southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina, are home to a wildcat so rare that researchers consider it the most endangered of its kind in the Americas ...