Oh Tyco fox, you are abnormal…
What are you Tyco fox?
“There’s a strange, seemingly hairless creature hunting in the area around the Tyco Corporation’s woodsy headquarters outside Raleigh, North Carolina. It is so unusual that every time its spotted, the Tyco employees flock to windows to see it. Speculation on what the long-necked animal ranges from a doq with mange to a mythical Mexican chupacabra.
Photos of the animal were sent to experts at the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission who determed that the animal is most likely a red fox that has a rare genetic condition in which it lacks the outer layer of its coat. Such red foxes are called ‘Sampson foxes’. Unlike normal red foxes that are nocturnal hunters, Sampson foxes may be more active during the warmer hours of the day since their thin coat lacks the insulation power that might make nighttime hunting appealing.”
More info found in the National Geographic News:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0321_060321_tyco_fox.html
