When exhibited in 1893, the Darwinian aspect of the painting was immediately recognized by critics: "A fox makes his way through the snow, looking sharply at his enemies— two huge crows which are swooping down to devour him, in which their hunger, made savage by the snowstorm which has covered their usual hunting-ground.
1893年に展示されたとき、絵のダーウィン的な側面はただちに批評家らによって認識された：「キツネが雪のなかを進み、敵らをするどく見やる - 2羽の巨大なカラスが自分をむさぼり食おうと舞い降り襲いかかる、彼らの飢えはいつもの狩り場をおおう吹雪で激しくなっている。