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It’s even more impressive when you consider she was rubbing her shoulder on the ground the entire 2,700 miles trying to get the transponder to come off.
I don't understand why articles like this cant have a map? id argue almost every news article should have a map, giving it context locally, regionally and globally. But especially when you're talking about a crazy trek, even if it was just two points on a map - context is king.
They linked to it: https://giphy.com/gifs/Q67UV1IkG36cGlz1dd
Wow, I assumed that there was so much water surrounding Greenland that it would be impossible for a fox to swim or get there by themselves. Any idea how much of the path to Greenland from the poles and Canada is covered by ice and how far is pure water?
Compare the fox's journey of 2,176 miles in 76 days to the average Pacific Crest Trail through hiker's 2,660 miles in 152 days. That's 29 vs 18 miles per day. The PCT record is about 50 miles per day. So an athletic human could have kept up with this canine. Of course the humans don't have to scavenge their meals along the way and the fox doesn't have to carry supplies. Typically dog companions don't do well on such…
Walking a trail isn’t the same as walking cross country. Humans aren’t very good at off trail navigation.
Compare the fox's journey of 2,176 miles in 76 days to the average Pacific Crest Trail through hiker's 2,660 miles in 152 days. That's 29 vs 18 miles per day. The PCT record is about 50 miles per day. So an athletic human could have kept up with this canine. Of course the humans don't have to scavenge their meals along the way and the fox doesn't have to carry supplies. Typically dog companions don't do well on such…
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Which a primate can fashion out of multiple foxes.
Have to catch them first...
