As usual Judy Hopps was at the wheel while Nick enjoyed one of his homemade pawpsicles. Judy eyed the pawpsicle curiously. Nick noticed and said,

"What?"

"Do you and Finnick still go over to tundra town to makes those?" Nick laughed.

"Of course not, I just have a paw shaped popsicle mold at home these days. Though I admit I do miss those days at time. There is nothing like the feeling of getting away with a good hustle."

"Don't let Bogo hear you say that. it was hard enough getting him to take the idea of a fox police officer seriously. Don't blow it by saying stuff like that around him." Judy knew her partner's tendency to push people's buttons all too well and she also knew that Chief Bogo had an entire array of buttons that should never be pushed. Still, all things considered things had turned out well over the last year since Nick joined the police force. Sure on occasion he would receive the odd glance from a passerby when they saw him in his police uniform but overall most people were receptive to the idea of a fox police officer.

"Hey you missed our turn, Duke's favorite corner is that way." Nick gestured back toward the turn Judy had just passed by.

"I wanted to check something before we questioned Duke." She turned onto a familiar road and Nick immediately knew where she was going.

"Carrots, I thought we decided last night that your theory was crazy!"

"I know, I know, Still I just wanted to swing by the natural history museum and just ask an expert if it's possible for an intelligent unknown mammal species to have gone undetected until now. The world's a big place after all."

...

The museum was unusually crowded that day. A new exhibit was opening up featuring displays of the earliest upright walking mammals. Children pointed excitedly at the parts of the display that featured their own particular species. Nick walked up to a display featuring a fox stalking a rabbit and he frowned.

"No wonder some people still have such backwards attitudes toward foxes when they display stuff like this." He looked around and noted that no other predators were featured stalking prey. Judy walked up beside him and poked him in the side. "Don't take it too personally. This display is really old. I remember seeing it when I first visited the museum when I was a kid." Nick still sulked a little bit looking at the other displays where other predator's four legged ancestors were portrayed with high proud postures, teeth unbarred, calmly staring off into nothingness.

"I like to think of it as a reminder of how far we have come." Judy and Nick turned around to see a large ox in a suit standing behind them. "Although I do plan on having it replaced relatively soon with a display more in line with the spirit of the current exhibit. I'm Dr. Henry Oxford, curator of this museum." Judy was about to introduce herself and Nick when Dr. Oxford said. "And certainly no introduction in necessary in your case, You're the famous Officer Judy Hopps and Officer Nick Wilde. I've read all about you in the paper over the last year."

"Why is it the only predator stalking prey in this whole exhibit is a fox."

"It's purely by accident I assure you, We've slowly been replacing all displays that featured scenes of predation, this just happens to be one of the last to go." He looked down at the pair before him. "I'm sorry if it has caused any offense. As I said it's going to be replaced in the near future with a more appropriate display I assure you." Nick just huffed, his mood for the day obviously spoiled by the mere sight of the display. Judy just sighed and turned to speak to Dr. Oxford.

"Dr. Oxford, we need your help with a case. Did you by any chance catch the news last night on ZNN? The report about an unknown animal captured by the ZPD in the Central district?" Dr. Oxford nodded.

"I do remember hearing about that, though I don't understand why you'd come here for advice instead of the zoo. This museum generally specializes in extinct animal species. The closest thing we have to non-extinct species are skeletons of the earliest known mammals to walk upright."

"Well you see sir, after capturing the animal, we still have not been able to identify it, it certainly doesn't bear any resemblance to any living species of mammal that either of us have seen. But… Well, do you think by any chance an unknown species of mammal could still be out there related to maybe to…" Judy paused not wanting to sound foolish in front of such a learned mammal. Oxford just raised an eyebrow and waited for Judy to finish. "Well the creature we captured, I swear it looks like something from the primate family."

Dr. Oxford raised a skeptical eyebrow. "Are you certain, there hasn't been any other upright species of mammal discovered for at least a century."

Judy nodded her head. "Dr. Badger over at Cliffside was able to confirm it's not a hoax and she feels that the chances of it being some kind of sick, deformed mammal are unlikely."

Dr. Oxford rubbed his chin, thinking about what he should do regarding Judy's extraordinary claim. "I would be remiss if I didn't at least check up on your claim. Have Dr. Badger send over a blood sample and I'll have a team of my scientists compare it against the few primate specimens we have DNA samples of."

"Perfect!" Judy jumped and twirled in the air in a show of excitement. "I'll have Dr. Badger send you over a sample right away!"

Dr. Oxford just nodded and turned and walked away. Judy scratched her head for a moment feeling like she had forgotten something. Then she remembered!

"Nick we have to go to Cliffside at once! I just remembered, we left Cindy there!"