We observed the Cape fox and polecat following each other until a burrow system was found, at which point the polecat entered the burrow system and the Cape fox trailed closely behind but remained above ground (a). Keywords: Cape fox; Ictonyx striatus; interspecific association; Kalahari; striped polecat; Vulpes chama EN Cape fox Ictonyx striatus interspecific association Kalahari striped polecat Vulpes chama 217 220 4 02/21/23 20230301 NES 230301 INTRODUCTION Interspecific associations, defined as individuals of two species (or more) behaving as members of the same group, occur across a wide range of taxa including birds, fishes and mammals. We hypothesise that, like the American badger-coyote association, the Cape fox-polecat association is a form of mutualism. [Extracted from the article]