Talk:Gray fox/Archive 1

California Gray Fox
I made the listing of the California Gray fox a refrence to a non existant page. I intend to create a page when I have refrences and can upload a picture of the stuffed one I own. Please leave the red link until I can build a page that meets Wiki standards Saltysailor (talk) 21:33, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Need picture
The picture in the Taxobox referenced does not seem to exist - it is one of the pics mentioned in the previous comment, but it doesn't seem to be there. If anyone has a new one, feel free to upload it. Rohdeaa (talk) 02:53, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

“Grey” v. “gray”
While I prefer the spelling “grey”, this article was apparently begun with “gray”, and uses that spelling in its title, so this should be used through-out. We'll get 'em next time. ;-) —SlamDiego&#8592;T 05:16, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Possibly useful set of gray fox images from California
I recently uploaded to Commons a set of 5 images of an individual, wild gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus grayFox cameo.jpg, Urocyon cinereoargenteus grayFox fullFace.jpg, Urocyon cinereoargenteus grayFox overShoulder.jpg, Urocyon cinereoargenteus grayFox backTwirl.jpg, Urocyon cinereoargenteus grayFox sniff.jpg), photographed in Swall Meadows on the E slope of the Sierras.

Is it subspecies californicus? Can you tell whether it's male or female? - seems like a very healthy, handsome animal. Would any of these photos be useful, either for your current page or for the planned one? Dcrjsr (talk) 21:30, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Gray foxes are mainly found in california, and they can climb trees. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.73.61.73 (talk) 22:03, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Which fox is dominant?
The current sentence disagrees with the line following it, "Prior to European colonization of North America, the red fox was found primarily in boreal forest and the gray fox in deciduous forest, but now the red fox is dominant in most of the eastern United States since they are the more adaptable species to development and urbanization.[18] In areas where both red and gray foxes exist, the gray fox is dominant. [19]" The red fox isn't dominant wherever the two species overlap if red fox is dominant in the eastern US. Can anyone improve it? Paddling bear (talk) 21:53, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Definitely not the only N American canid that can climb trees
I propose removing that line, as the Catahoula Cur rather famously climbs trees - I've had to get mine off my roof and out of oak trees.  Geofferic T•C ✡  15:13, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Gray Fox (Metal Gear) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 11:45, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

carnivorous v omnivorous
the first paragraph and diet section are at odds Bshirley (talk) 17:58, 9 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Fixed. Sumanuil (talk) 20:46, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

Gray foxes DO have slitted pupils.
The main Wikipedia page on gray foxes states: "In contrast to all Vulpes and related (Arctic and fennec) foxes, the gray fox has oval (instead of slit-like) pupils.[6]" - Alderton, p. 122

Based on many photos I took of this gray fox, Alderton's assertion appears to be false: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray_fox_showing_slit-like_pupil.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray_Fox_Showing_Slit-Like_Pupils_(Front_View).jpg

— Preceding unsigned comment added by LadyhawkLH (talk • contribs) 00:56, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Sure looks slitted :/ However, as noted, possibly the source talks about the resting/dark-adapted state of the pupil, meaning that other fox species cannot expand further than a slit under low light conditions, while the gray fox can; and that they all contract to slits in bright light. I don't have the source available to check. -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 20:19, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

Article Review 10/15/21
Lead Section: I thought the lead section was very good. The first sentence would immediately identify what the animal is to so someone who doesn't know about it. The further you read the intro, the more you start to get an overview.

Content: All of the content in the article was relevant. I am not sure if the article deals with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.

Tone and Balance: The article is written with a neutral tone of view. It was all written in the least persuasive way possible.

Sources and References: The sources are quite thorough, current, and backup the information in the article. Most of the links to the articles work, though some articles are less sound than others. Source 22, "Foxes World," seems unreliable.

Organization and Writing Quality: The article has a good flow and the writing is free of major errors.

Images and Media: The images enhance understanding of the subject and are laid out in an appealing way. Overall, a great use of images.

Talk Page Discussion: From the talk page section, it is unclear if the article is part of any WikiProjects. Most of the discussion in this section has to do with the diet of the Grey Fox and wether a line in the article that states the shape of the fox's eyes are ovular is factual.

Overall Impression: I think this is mid-tier article. It's merits are that it is moderately fleshed out and has lots of reliable sources to back it up, but there is hardly any discussion around the article to verify wether or not some of the facts stated in the article are true or not.

Thekingguy7 (talk) 00:35, 15 October 2021 (UTC)Thekingguy7