South American fox South American fox The South American foxes ("Lycalopex"), commonly called "raposa" in Portuguese, or "zorro" in Spanish, are a genus of the family Canidae from South America. Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus related to wolves and jackals, which some somewhat resemble foxes due to convergent evolution. The South American gray fox, "Lycalopex griseus", is the most common species, and is known for its large ears and a highly marketable, russet-fringed pelt. The oldest known fossils belonging to the genus were discovered in Chile, and date from 2.0 to 2.5 million years
Hero City The Socialist Yugoslavian government awarded the Order of the People's Hero to eight separate cities of Yugoslavia, which then became known as "hero cities": Belgrade, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Novi Sad, Prilep, Pristina, Titov Drvar and Cetinje. The Republic of Cuba awards the title of Hero City to those cities with recognized military history, either in the 19th or 20th centuries. The most prominent example of these is the Hero City of Santiago de Cuba, awarded as such for its part in the Cuban War of Independence against the Spanish, the Spanish–American War and the Cuban Revolution. In Italy, a number of