The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
"Is that a dog or a wolf?"
The Red Fox are very unique and amazing animals.Foxes sound a lot like dogs or wolves when they bark and when foxes fight or are playing with each other they sound like ducks! The reason they sound like Dogs/wolves is because foxes are in the dog family.
Appearance
The red fox has a mix of orange/brown and white and black fur around its body. It has white fur from the bottom of its nose all the way down to the end of its tail. There is black fur on its legs, parts of the tail and the middle of its ears. The rest of the Red foxes body is orange/brown.
Most of the Red Foxes eye colours are brown, some are green. The Red Fox has very sharp teeth to help kill its prey so it survives in the wild. Therefore, you probably wouldn't keep a fox as a pet. A Red Foxes nose is pointy and black, just like a dog's nose.
Habitat
Red foxes are mostly found in North America, Russia and Europe. They also live in snowy areas and forests. Wild foxes make dens in forests for them and their family to live in. In North America foxes sometimes are found living in cities and make alleyways as their home/den.
Diet
Red Foxes are omnivores. An omnivore eats both insects and meat. The Red fox eats food, such as mice, fish, birds, rabbits/hares and all types of insects.
Behaviour and Protection
In winter it can get really cold for foxes. Especially if they are living in the snow. That's why they have many layers of fur to help them survive throughout periods of winter. The Red foxes are great runners because if they weren't then they wouldn't be able to catch prey and run away predators like Wolves, Coyotes and Jackals. They are also good jumpers because when they need to eat they will sometimes need to jump into the snow to catch prey and if it runs away it must be able to leap and jump fast.
Did you know that there were around thirty-seven species of foxes? The most common ones are the: red fox, grey fox, fennec fox, swift fox, kit fox and arctic fox. Every fox looks different, all of them are unique. The Red foxes are very fascinating and beautiful animals because of its colours. Foxes have a very interesting history and they have survived many years.
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