Red Blurring Noob (Me) and the Big Bad Wolf/Fox

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Sometimes you do not realize you don’t know and was always confused about some very general things. You thought you understand it well, but actually you don’t, not until you were told.



I just realized I actually can’t differentiate a wolf and a fox. My mind-set went wrong for a decade.

Case #1


Back to January during my trip to Genting with bunch of friends.


One of my friends was playing with a cold cap. That was a fox (Is that a fox?...okay I think it is! ) Then I made a joke on him saying that he looked like a wolf. Color wolf (Please direct translate into mandarin = pervert)


Then he stared at me and said “Hu-Lee is fox, wolf is Lang, you don’t know how to differentiate Hu-Lee and Lang ar?”

*Toiinn-yiiiiao*

Case #2


During food processing lecture, there was a wolf in the slide. (Is that a wolf?...) After some blablabla story-telling time, my friend asked me something and I answered like this.


"Aiya, fox and wolf got different one, wolf’s eyes are like this one" *pulled my eyes to the sides and backwards until became mata sepet*


Then my friend scolded me.


"Wei ahh, you know how to differentiate a fox and a wolf or not one?!"


"errr..not like this one meh? I think, I don’t know...Huh..arhhh OMG!” *embarrassed =.='''


Red Blurring Noob (ME) don't want to be eaten by Big Bad Wolf like Red Riding Hood..can't recognize a wolf and thought he is her grandmother!! (kind of stupid and naive)

So, this is my assignment to know how to differentiate a wolf and a fox!

I googled it. Looked at the photos. Read the info. Very hardworking. More focus than my vinegar topic!

When I typed FOX, top search result was this.

MEGAN FOX! She’s hot~ super hot! WTH

Also came out this.

The Fox Broadcasting Company which airing American Idols and GLEE!

When I googled wolf, I expected to see a wolf howling at the moon.

but Taylor Lautner came out show me his muscular body pulak

WTH, I don’t want werewolf!!!

Finally I got the animals.

Suit-San-Fei-Wu aka 雪山飞狐 aka arctic wolf fox. *see see see..mata sepet!*

Another one with red brown fur is red wolf fox

Trust me! Each time when I want to type fox, wolf is in my mind and my fingers drop to W.O...eh no no..backspace backspace..retype F.O.X.

Oh yay yay yay grey wolf

(is playing SNSD's GEE...automatic sing along with them :P) 

Fox and wolf are both the members of family Canidae, but have distinct different from each other in many ways (but how come I’m still confused).


Point #1
Wolf lives in groups but fox lives in small units.


Point #2
Wolf is very very wild but fox has the potential to be tamed as pet. (Huh, serious?)

Point #3
Wolf hunts larger prey, while fox eat smaller mammals and fruits.



I couldn’t read their mind, so I need to identify their difference in looking.


Point #4
Wolf is larger in size and fox is smaller.


Point #5
Wolf has wider snout and smaller ears.
Fox has long snout, bushy tails with the fox-liked face like this...

I totally agree with the statement of fox-liked face! Cause sometimes I feel that some people look like a fox but seldomly look like a wolf XD

I don’t want to think so much. So I make it easier for me to remember.


My point of view #1
Wolf is grey and fox is within red-orange-brown.

My point of view #2
Wolf is fierce and fox is cute but fake one! Fox likes to pretend~

My point of view #3
Fox represents cunning, trickery, and have possession like her, the Foxy lady!

Wolf represents wild, aggressive, cruel, like to compete and fight. A Big Bad Wolf!

Ooooohhhhh!!!

The nextime if I was attacked, I think...I can recognize whether that is a fox or a wolf already, cause red blurring noob, ME is not a color-blind~ :P


Hoho, lesson end!

P/S : Why I call myself red blurring noob? Because I have red hair, I'm always blur, and sometimes a noob~ hahaha XD