It is also known as the cross fox, the majestic creature has a unique feature because of a rare condition called melanism. Unlikely the albinism, who's a lack of skin pigmentation, the melanism occurs because of the skin's black pigmentation. And while most of the animals with this rare condition have a totally black fur, in this particularly situation things are a little different. Maybe that's why they're even more fascinating.

Even though cross foxes are incredibly hard to spot these days, things looked completely different in the past. According to wildlife experts, these majestic creatures were once roaming the North America in high numbers. Unfortunately, at the beginning oh the 20th century, due to a high demand of their fur, they almost went extinct.

The cross foxes share a lot of similarities with the red foxes. In fact, they only got a larger tail and of course a different fur colour. Their name was given due to a long dark stripe running down its back, intersecting another stripe to form a cross over the shoulder.

Speaking of melanism, a few month ago an incredible black serval was spotted in the wild. The stunning snap of the secretive feline was captured by the British photographer George Turner in Tanzania.