Foxes live in habitats like grasslands and deserts. They are omnivores that eat a variety of foods including fruits, berries, small mammals, insects, and fish. Foxes build burrows to protect themselves and their young from predators such as eagles, coyotes, and humans. They use camouflage and stalking techniques to hunt prey and protect themselves.
2. Habitats
Did you know that
foxes live in places
like grassland and
deserts and they store
their food and cubs
somewhere safe and
secure. Foxes are
excellent parents.
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3. Food/diet
F OX ES EAT W I D E VA R I E T Y O F F O O D S .
F OX ES A R E O M N I VO R ES A N D I T S D I E T
I N C LU D ES F R U I T S , B E R R I ES A N D
G R A S S ES . I T EAT B I R D S A N D S M A L L
M A M M A L S L I K E S Q U I R R E L S , R A B B I T S
A N D M I C E . A B I G PA RT O F T H E F OX ' S
D I E T I S M A D E U P I N V E RT E B R AT ES L I K E
C R I C K ET S , C AT E R P I L L A R ,
G R A S S H O P P E RS , B E E T L ES A N D C R AY
F I S H .
T H E Y H U N T BY S TA L K I N G T H E I R L I V E
P R E Y. T H E Y H AV E E XC E L L E N T H EA R I N G
A N D U S E A P O U N C I N G T EC H N I Q U E
T H AT A L LO WS T H E M TO K I L L
T H E I R P R E Y Q U I C K LY.
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4. Predators&
prey
Foxes' predators are
eagles, coyotes, grey
wolves, bears,
mountain lions and
humans. Also
foxes' prey are birds,
frogs, eggs, fish,
berries and
crabs. They hunt their
prey by stalking them
live.
5. FOXES USE BUSHES, TREES
AND TREE BARK TO
CAMOUFLAGE. FOXES
BUILD SMALL BURROWS TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES
FROM THEIR PREDATORS.
Camouflage
& protection
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6. Facts
They are medium-sized, between
7 and 15 pounds with pointy
faces. Foxes are solitary. Foxes
have a lot in common with cats.
They use the Earth's magnetic
field to guide them around. Its
just like a guided missile. Foxes
are good parents and are very
playful. There are nearly 150,000
urban foxes in England. There are
at least 25 different types of
foxes. In the early 1900s
hundreds, red foxes were
routinely hunted.
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7. Hibernation
Foxes do not hibernate the keep active in the cold and go to
sleep in the day and say awake in the night also they only hunt
in a 1 to 2 miles radius. When extreme weather hits, foxes seek
shelter and stay there for a few days and continue with their
normal activities when the weather passes.
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