Cozumel dwarf foxes are the size of house cats
These miniature predators evolved through island dwarfism, a process that shrinks species to help them survive on limited food and energy.
On the island of Cozumel, Mexico, a unique population of gray foxes has spent thousands of years shrinking. While their mainland cousins are much larger, these island dwelling canines are roughly the size of a small house cat. This evolutionary shift, known as island dwarfism, occurs when limited food resources and a lack of large predators favor smaller individuals that require less energy to survive.
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