Lil Dragonfly Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 What's the difference between the 2? I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKcoyote Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Shadow fox is almost pure white with a small percentage of the guard hairs having black tips. As it looks white until one examines it closely, it is sometimes mis-labeled as white fox. If shadow fox is brightened (bleached) it can lose most of the dark guard hair tips and thus become basically a white fox pelt. The winter coat of the Arctic fox is almost pure white, but with a much denser underfur than a Shadow fox. To my knowledge there is no White Fox breed (except for the owner of this website ). White Fox is more a description of the fur's color than an indication of a fox breed. Similarly, almost all black fox is dyed as black colored fox is a rare mutation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailonfurs Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Indeed AK is right, if you take a look at the fox pelts auctioned at Finland (SAGA) http://www.ffs.fi/wps/PA_1_082M6NTK4B0K19GJ5S00000000/db2cmfilereader?id=84+3+ICM8+icmnlsdb5+catbe59+26+A1001001A08L12B13005G3455318+A08L12B13005G345531+14+1022 they start auctioning the pelts by size and color. Color categories, from darker to lighter are: XD Dark Medium Pale XPale 2XPale WHITE So basically, the White Foxes are the brightest Shadow Foxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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