JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020
The two foxes on the cover were taken in Alaska on the Bering Strait. They had been feeding for days on blubber from a beached whale. Fat and in full coat, their hair was incredibly long.
The red fox had wallowed in the oil seeping out of the whale so it had to be washed in Dawn® detergent about a dozen times to get the grease and black dirt out of the fur.
The client granted me the liberty to choose the pose, so, I mounted them ‘touching’ in order to show off the contrasting colors. I designed the base to be very minimal so the animals could flow together without distraction, and to slightly elevate the cross fox.
There is never a substitute for incredible specimens and these two animals had everything you could ask for.
— Rick Carter
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