Inky the black fox, Evergreen, Colorado

Slinky Inky is a rare, young, black fox who calls Evergreen her home. First seen in June 2020, in a scraggly, molting black coat, she now sports plush, jet-black fur, as she prepares to endure winter in Evergreen, CO, at 8,500 feet.
Inky is surely a descendant of the silver foxes that were set free, starting in the 1950s, from fur farms in the Colorado mountains. Fox farms were typically located in mountainous areas as this led foxes to produce extra thick, luxurious fur.
Black foxes are a natural variant of the red fox. Fur farms selectively bred for black foxes, as an effort to produce “silver” foxes, whose fur was needed to produce silver fox fur coats 😔.
Footage captured by Arlo Pro Camera

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Slinky Inky is a rare, young, black fox who calls Evergreen her home. First seen in June 2020, in a scraggly, molting black coat, she now sports plush, jet-black fur, as she prepares to endure winter in Evergreen, CO, at 8,500 feet. Isn’t she beautiful?