The creature, a female, was named “Dogxim,” a cross between “dog” and “graxaim do campo,” the Portuguese name for Pampas fox. And while the first, it may not be the last of its kind.

In 2021, an animal shelter in Vacaria, Brazil discovered an animal that appeared to hybrid between a domestic dog and a pampas fox—a “false” fox that’s actually a canid more similar to ...

Pictures of the first ever dog-fox hybrid, dubbed the dogxim, that was discovered in Brazil. Flávia Ferrari. When the animal didn't accept food usually offered to dogs, she was given small rats ...

The ideal time to cut back pampas grass is late winter to early spring. 'Cutting back in March or early April will mean that the new foliage on the plant has a chance to receive more light after ...

The first known hybrid between a pampas fox and a domestic dog was discovered in Brazil. The "amazing" creature shared visual and behavioral characteristics with both animals.

The discovery, documented in a 2023 study published in Animals, marked the first scientifically confirmed case of hybridization between these two species, which diverged roughly 6.7 million years ago.

If your pampas grass begins to thin out in the middle or doesn't bloom as well, it needs to be divided. Divide in spring by digging up and cutting apart the root mass with a sharp ax.

The paper makes the case that a fossilized giant ground sloth found at the Campo Laborde archaeological site in the Pampas region of Argentina was slaughtered by humans around 12,600 years ago.

My friend Paul asked me to write about pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana, which in some parts of the country has become a problem invasive plant. While it is not on the noxious weed list (listed as ...

Animals like these were part of the so-called megafauna: giant animals that lived during the Pleistocene, ... “The Pampas are a reflection of Argentina and Uruguay, there is just a small part in ...

Q: I have a 16-year-old pampas grass that looks healthy but had no plumes this year. What should I do to ensure plumes in the future? A: Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana) is a large grass native ...

The Pampas grasslands, spanning southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina, are home to a wildcat so rare that researchers consider it the most endangered of its kind in the Americas ...