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 * Physical Charactics || Life Cycle || Growth || Diet || Body Functions || Habitat || Problems || Behavior || Predtors/Prey || Predators/Prey || Birth || Relatives || Adaption || Birth ||
 * *The red fox has orangish-red fur on its back, sides and head. || *The Gray Fox mates in February or March, bearing young in April or May. -- a gestation period of about 51 days. || They shed this extra fur over a period of a couple of weeks and resume their svelte 'normal' appearance. With the coming of Winter, the fox's coat will grow thick and plush to help stave off the cold. || Arctic fox feed primarily on small mammals, including lemmings and tundra voles. Fox denning near rocky cliffs along the seacoast often depend heavily on nesting seabirds such as auklets, puffins, and murres. || Since it is the vixen who decides where she will raise her next family, it is not uncommon for one of the daughters to return home if Momma is gone, continuing the cycle in a familiar environment. || All four deserts of the American Southwest and beyond || It is also susceptible to rabies. || The red fox is mostly nocturnal, although it will sometimes venture out in the day. ||  || Because of its well-developed sense of hearing, sight, and smell the red fox is an efficient and lethal predator; being an omnivore it eats whatever is available including corn, berries, apples, grasses, birds and mammals. || Mating occurs in early March and early April. Gestation lasts 52 days. Litters average seven pups but may contain as many as 15 pups. || Red foxes are members of the dog family and their general appearance is similar to dogs, wolves, and coyotes. ||   ||   ||
 * *It has white fur under its neck and on its chest. || The 3 to 7 pups are dark brown in color; they are born blind and remain so for about 10 days. || During the onset of Summer, the fox sheds his fur from underneath the newer coat, giving him a distinctively shaggy appearance which is often mistaken for mange. || After a 51-53 day gestation period, up to 10 kits are born. || A fox can hear sounds up to 65,000Hz at a range of up to 160 feet. This is substantially better than humans, whose hearing tops out around 22,000Hz at best. || Chaparral, wooded areas and among boulders on the slopes of rocky ridges in canyons and open desert. || In Maryland, foxes usually comprise 5% of the confirmed rabies cases. || The red fox, unlike other mammals, hears low-frequency sounds very well. ||  || The fox has many enemies including coyote, lynx, and humans. || Several color phases can occur in one litter. Red foxes breed during February and March. The den is a hole in the earth, 15 to 20 feet long, usually located on the side of a knoll. It may have several entrances. || Foxes cannot cross-breed with dogs or other canids, having a different number of chromosomes. ||   ||   ||
 * *It has a long bushy tail tipped in white, pointed black ears and black legs and feet. || The father provides food for the entire family during this period. || The vixen feeds them and grooms them until they are reasonably. || They belong to the Order Carnivor and are indeed carnivores (meat-eaters); but they also eat fruits and grains, so by diet they are more properly omnivores... but that's a matter for taxonomists. ||  || The red fox makes its home in wooded areas, prairies and farmland. || Animals usually die within ten days once the signs of rabies are evident. || It can hear small animals digging underground and will frequently dig in the dirt or snow to catch prey. ||   || Although it might eat muskrats, squirrels, hares, birds, eggs, insects, vegetation, and carrion, voles seem to be its preferred food. Foxes cache excess food when the hunting is good. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * *Height at shoulder 10-12 in. (25-30 cm.) || The family remains together until late fall, then separates. || Once they are grown and able to fend for themselves, the momma vixen suddenly turns snarly and means that the chase will give away there territories- thus ensuring. ||  ||   || They are well adapted for the cold harsh weather of the Arctic. || Foxes are a distinct and separate animal, having formed their own genetic group 11-12 million years ago. || The fox stalks its prey, much like a cat. It gets as close as it can and then pounces and chases its prey. ||   || Just about anything! Foxes are omnivores, and while they seem to prefer meat, they also go for nuts, berries, fruit of all sorts, vegetables, and even grains! Red Foxes who have decided to live near humans (for whatever reason) will eat pretty much anything a human will. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * *They weigh from 6 to 10 pounds. || All foxes generally remain solitary throughout the winter. || The mobile, then hunts small game and brings it back to the Spring Fever (1998) den so the young ones can learn and practice their hunting skills. ||  ||   || The arctic fox can hunt lemming that they can't see beneath the snow, but if the arctic fox can't kill enough to eat, it will settle for leftovers from other animals. ||   || Except for breeding females, the fox doesn't usually use a den. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * *Normally white in winter and brownish grey in summer. || The red fox mates from January through March. ||  ||   ||   || The arctic fox lives farther north than any other fox. ||   || Sometimes it will sleep in the open, wrapping its bushy tail around its nose to stay warm. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * *The arctic fox has the warmest fur of any mamma, even warmer than the polar bear and arctic wolf. || A little less than two months after mating, the female gives birth to a litter of between one and ten kits. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * *The red fox is usually recognized by its reddish coat, its white- tipped tail, and black “stockings,” although the species does have many color variations. || The male brings the female food while she is caring for the kits. ||  ||   ||   || The red fox prefers the edges of forests, tilled fields and near marshes but they can be found on farmland, beaches, woodlands and both alpine and arctic tundra. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * *The white tip on the tail will distinguish this fox from other species, regardless of its color phase. Red is the most common color, but the hair may be from light yellowish to deep auburn red. || The kits start playing outside the den when they are about a month old. ||  ||   ||   || Foxes can be found in most parts of the world, like the African Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) and Cape Fox (Vulpes charma)... and thanks to the popularity of fox hunting among some British colonists, foxes can even be found in Australia! ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * *Foxes are distinctively shaped, with pointy muzzles, large ears, long thin bodies and long legs, and long bushy tails. || The mother begins feeding her kits regurgitated food, but eventually she will bring them live prey to "play" with and eat. ||  ||   ||   || They thrive throughout most of British Columbia. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * *The male fox is a dog; the female fox is a vixen. || Playing with live prey helps the young kits develop the skills they will need for hunting. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * The baby foxes can be called a cub, a kit, or a pup! || The kits leave their mother when they are about seven months old. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Assuming we're not talking the Volkswagen version, a fox can hit 35mph running flat out. A VW Fox can do slightly better, going downhill with a trailing wind. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * *The upper side of its body is a salt-and-pepper gray; its nose and sides of its muzzle are black. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * The outside of the ears may be black-tipped, while the inside is usually white. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

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