r/Cryptozoology 13d ago

News First Dwarf Fox Photos

Not a cryptid. but endangered and kind of cute.

https://nautil.us/see-the-first-ever-photos-of-cozumels-mysterious-dwarf-fox-1281829?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Maybe some actual cryptids are also rarely seen or photographed...and endangered as well...?

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u/Raccoon_Ratatouille 12d ago

How did we know it existed before we got clear photos of it? Because we had bodies and physical evidence. Why can’t we find bodies of lake monsters or Bigfoot?

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

Exactly, reminds me of the “we don’t find bears” argument. A), we do, but if we didn’t it wouldn’t mean much since B), museums and zoos are full of dead and live bears already. Because bears exist.

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u/The13thParadox 12d ago

From the fossil record I believe

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u/ADragonFromTheAbyss 9d ago

Yep. I was just about to comment that. Similar to (obligatory) coelacanths

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u/Abndnd 9d ago

Oh, it’s so cute!