Busacca Gallery

Description:

On my daily walk in the forest I found a fox skull. It was placed on a snag as somebody would have put it directly to me. I picked it up and felt as the old power of the dead animal was yarning me The fox reminded me the inevitable fact of death. It brought up harsh feelings in me. Fear of the unknown, accepting there’s no way out, no quibbling. I will also have a meeting some time. So I have to hurry up I don’t have time to waste. I ran home. Let’s go for creating, let’s feel I’m alive. I flung the gold colour material to the floor, where the morning sunlight could ligthen it. The world stopped existing surround me. While I was creating the photo scene for death facing with my frightened feelings. After some time I could see that the skull looks from different angles like a loudly laughing Santa Claus. The feeling of the close death dissolved in me and became humorous. I found courage and fun again while I was creating the photos about Meeting Master Death. I used Canon EOS 1000D camera with TAMRON macrolens. The photo is printed on Fuji Crystal Archive premium photopaper. Dreamdelivery Group is a young Hungarian artist group from Europe which is on the way to break in the international artist world. They are creating in the fields of photography and painting.

Reference:

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Fox

The red fox is considered a more specialised, progressive form of Vulpes than the Afghan, corsac and Bengal fox in the direction of size and adaptation to carnivory ; the skull displays much fewer neonatal traits than in other species, and its facial area is more developed.[4] It is, however, not as maximally adapted for a carnivorous diet as the Tibetan fox is.[13]

[edit]Origins

The species is Eurasian in origin, and may have evolved from either Vulpes alopecoides or the related Chinese V. chikushanensis, both of which lived during the Middle Villafranchian.[2] The earliest fossil specimens of Vulpes vulpes were uncovered in Barany, Hungary dating from between 3.4—1.8 million years ago.[14] The ancestral species was likely smaller than the current one, as the earliest red fox fossils are smaller than modern populations.[2] The earliest fossil remains of the modern species date back to the mid-Pleistocene in association with the refuse of early human settlements. This has led to the theory that the red fox was exploited by primitive humans as both a source of food and pelts.

The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes, as well as being the most geographically spread member of the Carnivora, being distributed across the entire northern hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America, and the steppes of Asia. Its range has increased alongside human expansion, having been introduced to Australasia, where it is considered harmful to native mammal and bird populations. Because of these factors, it is listed as Least Concern for extinction by the IUCN.[1]

The red fox originated from smaller-sized ancestors from Eurasia during the Middle Villafranchian period,[2] and colonised North America shortly after the Wisconsian glaciation.[3] Among the true foxes, the red fox represents a more progressive form in the direction of carnivory.[4] Apart from its large size, the red fox is distinguished from other fox species by its ability to adapt quickly to new environments and, unlike most of its cousins, is not listed as endangered anywhere. Despite its name, the species often produces individuals with abnormal colourings, including albinos and melanists.[5] 45 subspecies are currently recognised,[6] which are divided into two categories ; the large northern foxes, and the small, primitive southern foxes of Asia and the Middle East.[7]

Red foxes are social animals, whose groups are led by a mated pair which monopolises breeding. Subordinates within a group are typically the young of the mated pair, who remain with their parents to assist in caring for new kits.[8] The species primarily feeds on small rodents, though it may also target leporids, game birds, reptiles, invertebrates[9] and young ungulates.[10] Fruit and vegetable matter is also eaten on occasion.[11] Although the red fox tends to displace or even kill its smaller cousins, it is nonetheless vulnerable to attack from larger predators such as wolves, coyotes, golden jackals and large felines.

The species has a long history of association with humans, having been extensively hunted as a pest and furbearer for centuries, as well as being prominently represented in human folklore and mythology. Because of its widespread distribution and large population, the red fox is one of the most important furbearing animals harvested for the fur trade.[12]