This variety of fox is another possible identification for the sha. Its large, squarish ears and slender legs, its solitary habits and reddish fur are all consistent with representations of the sha, although the animal's other features must have become highly stylized. If the salawa is a Fennec Fox, accounts of it as a powerful, bloodthirsty killer have been greatly exaggerated, or perhaps confused with accounts of other creatures, such as the African hunting dog, or escaped dogs that have become feral.