Dogxim

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Dogxim, or Graxorra in Portuguese, was a female canid hybrid between a Pampas fox and a domesticated dog that was discovered in Brazil in 2021. A team of geneticists announced in 2023 that she was a distinct hybrid genetically that "represents the first documented case of hybridization between these two species". The canid showed a mixture of fox and dog behaviours. She was popularized as the first "fox"–dog hybrid documented in the world. However, the Pampas fox and other South American foxes are not true foxes, but genetically related to wolf-like canids, such as dogs, with which they shared a common ancestor around 6-7.4 million years ago. Dogxim was kept at the animal care centre Mantenedouro São Braz. However, when the scientists requested fresh photographs of the canid in September 2023, the caretakers reported that she had died six months prior to the request. The Brazilian government then issued an investigation into the cause of death.

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