The South American gray fox is a small predator from the canine family. It lives in South America and feeds on both animal and plant food.
The South American gray fox differs from other foxes in its gray fur coloration and small body size. It helps nature by hunting rodents and dispersing plant seeds.
homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Worker
Tail size
birth time
Describes the act of excavating soil or substrate to locate or access food.
breeding
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
days
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
Carry-on luggage
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
insects
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
rodents in general — rats, squirrels, ground squirrels
carrion
Repro interval
results
summer warm and almost no rain
protection from predators
summer warm, winter not very cold
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
scavenging, eat already dead animals
Gremllins
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Uses an excavated underground tunnel or chamber for refuge or nesting.
rains are very rare, almost a desert
Trophic type
Filters
Upcoming birthdays
legs
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
in a burrow
Height
Desert and dry shrubs
rains almost always, very humid
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
4.8 to 6 kilograms, 0.8 – 1.4 meters
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Warm summer and frequent rains
berries
Ears size
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
fruits
Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
live birth
summer warm, rains frequent
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
birds
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
nest hidden in an underground burrow
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
digging
Pets
scrubland
juicy berries — bilberry, rowan, rosehip
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
cm
Old-timers
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plains
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
fruits
Tail color
Flooded grasslands
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Litter size
Tropical savanna
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
hunting and gathering
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
hares and rabbits
nest hidden in an underground burrow, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
steppe
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
normal sexual
Taxons
seeds, berries, fruits
if born as {name}
Forages within or on the surface of soil or substrate.
omnivore
age
birth date
soil
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
nocturnal
The basics
Neotropical realm
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
Neotropical realm
teeth
burrow
Potential Habitat
lots of grass, few trees, rains are rare
Very hot summer
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
live hares and rabbits
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Gestation
land
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
soil
No results found
Eyes color
live birds
On the map
Pleasant summer
Female ♀
all life stages
Cold and almost dry
rodents
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
lots of grass, few trees, rains occur
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
caring mother
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
dry and cold almost all year round
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Ears color
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
berries
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
water often floods the land, lots of grass
rodents
world of Afrotropics
Temperate mixed forest
hares
Duration
live insects
This is me
Warm summer with almost no rain
Foraging activity occurs primarily during nighttime hours.
Steppe
Always very wet
Gamers
Teeth count
How are they built?
Temperate steppe
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
active predation
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Denotes a grassland or steppe habitat preference.
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
very hot and dry, rare rains, cacti live
Observations
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