It was in the Rann of Kutch when I finally saw the Desert Fox in close quarters. “It’s smaller than I expected’’ was my first thought, and later on, when I showed my photographs to my friends and family, that was their reaction too. Adults usually measure about 30-40cm in shoulder height, and don’t grow to more than 40-45cm in length.The Desert Fox is the smallest of the three Red Fox subspecies found in India – the other two being the Himalayan or Hill Fox (Vulpes vulpes montana) and the Kashmir or Afghan Fox (Vulpes vulpes griffithi).

Following The Desert Fox

by Manish Vaidya

It was in the Rann of Kutch when I finally saw the Desert Fox in close quarters. “It’s smaller than I expected’’ was my first thought, and later on, when I showed my photographs to my friends and family, that was their reaction too. Adults usually measure about 30-40cm in shoulder height, and don’t grow to more than 40-45cm in length.

The Desert Fox is the smallest of the three Red Fox subspecies found in India – the other two being the Himalayan or Hill Fox (Vulpes vulpes montana) and the Kashmir or Afghan Fox (Vulpes vulpes griffithi).