Foxes

Appearance
Medium-sized animal
Long, narrow snout
Bushy tail also called ‘ a brush ’
Range in weight depending on the species (8-10 pounds)
4 legs and 5 toes on each foot
Like small slender dogs
Large pointed ears

Habitat
Red foxes - Asia ,Europe and the north parts of North America.
Gray foxes – United States, Mexico, Central America and parts of South America.
Wooded parts of cites
Farmlands
Forests
In family groups when young
Adults live alone or in pairs
Do not live in packs like wolves
They have a den during winter
Their dens can be underground, amongst rocks, in caves or in hollow logs or trees

Food/Diet
Any animal they can catch
Eat lots of rodents and especially like mice
Hunt insects, frogs, lizards, birds, also rabbits
The remains if a dead animal
They bury their un eaten food
Hunt by night
They are skilful hunters
Foxes also eat lots of fruit

Species of Foxes
Lots of species of foxes
Red Fox
Gray Fox
Kit Fox
Arctic Fox
Fennec Fox
Silver Fox
Black Fox

Colour
Come in different colours
Red Foxes – bright rusty red, orange red, whitish fur on the belly
Gray Foxes – fur that looks like salt and pepper mixed together, the under parts are whitish
Sides of the neck, shoulders, legs and the underside of the tail are rust coloured
Arctic Foxes – they are brown or grey in the summer but in winter are white

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Foxes

by guest645f8f on Dec 20, 2009

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