2. Facts
• Foxes typically live three years in the wild but
can live up to 10 years in captivity.
• Male foxes are known as dogs, tods or
reynards, and females are called vixens.
• The small, slender body of a Red fox allows it
to run nearly 30 miles per hour.
3. Facts
• The Fennec fox is the smallest species of fox with
a body size between 9 to 16 inches.
• Fox hunting was a popular recreation sport in
England since the 1500s. Hunting foxes without
the aid of dogs is still practiced in the U.K. and
several other countries including the United
States.
• In folklore, foxes are typically characterized as
cunning creatures sometimes having magical
powers.
4. Facts
• Foxes can eat up to several pounds of food a
day. What they don’t eat, they often bury
under leaves or snow for later.
• In the wild, fox cubs can fall prey to eagles.
Coyotes, gray wolves, bears, mountain lions
are all predators for adult foxes.
• Foxes have excellent hearing. They can hear
low-frequency sounds and rodents digging
underground.
5. Facts
• Foxes are solitary animals that do not really
prefer to live in packs. The fox belongs to the
medium-sized canid group.
• This animal is found in almost every kind of
habitat. They also show an ability to adapt to
the presence of humans.
• The Fennec fox is the smallest fox seen
amongst all the species. This tiny animal
weighs a mere 3.5 pounds.
6. Facts
• Foxes have often been depicted in folklore as
cunning creatures. Stories often suggest these
animals also have magical powers.
• The female fox is called a vixen but in case of
humans, a vixen is used to describe an attractive
but cunning woman!
• Foxes have also been noticed in films playing a
prominent part! Walt Disney production's film,
'The Fox and the Hound' was based on a novel by
Daniel Pratt Mannix IV.
