The South American foxes (Lycalopex), commonly called raposa in Portuguese, or zorro in Spanish, are a genus from South America of the subfamily Caninae. Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus more closely related to wolves and jackals than to true foxes; some of them resemble foxes due to convergent evolution.

Zorro (Spanish: or, Spanish for "fox") is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo de Los Ángeles in Alta California. [1] He is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilante who defends the commoners and Indigenous peoples of California against corrupt, tyrannical ...

Apr 11, 2025 · Zorro, fictional character created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley. The masked, sword-wielding vigilante defends the poor and victimized against the forces of injustice, and his feats have been featured in virtually every form of media. Zorro, whose name in Spanish means “fox,” was likely based

The culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) is a species of South American fox. Regardless of the name, it is not a true fox , but more closely related to wolves and jackals. It is the second-largest native canid on the continent after the Maned wolf .

Zorro (Spanish for "Fox") is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, and appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles during the era of Spanish California (1769–1821). He is typically portrayed as a …

He left a unique calling card, a “Z” slashed into the clothing or, sometimes, the flesh of his adversaries. The identity of this masked man remained a mystery to his enemies; he was known only as Zorro, Spanish for fox.

Zorro the Fox: Directed by Guido Zurli. With George Ardisson, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Femi Benussi, Ignazio Spalla. Zorro, the masked outlaw, fights against the plans of the powerful Don Pedro.

Identified first in the Sechura desert, the Sechuran fox (Lycalopex sechurae), also called the Peruvian desert fox, exists in arid environments in southwestern Ecuador and western Peru. Despite its name, the species is a “false” fox or zorro.

The South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus), also known as the Patagonian fox, the chilla or zorro gris (gray fox or gray zorro), is a South American species of Lycalopex (the "false" or lesser foxes) in the Canidae family, which includes dogs, wolves, jackals, coyotes and …

The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus), also known as grey pampean fox, Pampas zorro, Azara's fox, or Azara's zorro (in Guaraní also called aguará chaí, anglicized as aguarachay, in Portuguese also called graxaim ([ɡɾaʃaˈĩ]), [4] is a medium-sized zorro, or "false" fox, native to the South American Pampas.