British Wildlife

1. Foxes
Facts about foxes

2. •Foxes are a mammal size
the size of a large pet cat or
a small dog .
•A red fox is the most
common there are 47
subspecies of it.
•Around 430,000 foxes in
England, Scotland and
Wales.
•Foxes eat pretty much
anything including insects,
worms and berries.
•Foxes are carnivores so
they will eat other
animals such as :Birds, and
small mammals and will eat
chickens or small pets.
•Plus their predators are
wolves and coyotes andThis Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC.

3. In England there are 150,000 urban foxes. They don’t hibernate
but they live in dens and underground lairs. Foxes are orange
dogs and cats mixed together. foxes are solitary animals ; they
use the Earth's magnetic field.
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If foxes find a large supply of
food ( such as a chicken coop)
they will kill all the animals , with
the intention of taking anything
they
don’t eat away and storing it for
later. this is similar behavior to
other animals like lions.
Foxes do not kill in packs , nor do
they kill for pleasure. urban foxes
are no more or less healthy than
rural foxes. They are more or
less the same.
Did you know that foxes have
really sharp teeth and claws?

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Foxes are good at
fighting with various
animals. Foxes can
live to 15 years but
they only survive to
about 5 years old.

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Foxes protect themselves by making small burrows or dens in grass
land to protect themselves . Foxes can run 50km an hour.

9. Foxes are afraid of things like : whistles, loud sounds and things getting
throwed at them such as tennis balls. Foxes make noises which are: screaming
and barking. Cats and Dogs may fight with a fox, but to kill each other is like
against their law.

10. Red foxes camouflage into trees and bushes when they know a predator is chasing them or if
danger is nearby. Foxes can also swim and climb and jump about 1800mm to catch their prey.