The sly ol’ Fox

What am I ?

• Scientific NameVulpes Vulpes

KINGDOM: ANIMALIAPHYLUM: CHORDATAClass: MAMMALIAORDER: CARNIVORAFAMILY: CANIDAE

How do I look

• Physical FeatureRed CoatWhite BellyBlack Ear Tips, Legs, and Feet

Size and weight• 15 - 16 in. tall• 3 ft. long• 13 in. tail• 8 - 15 lbs.

Behavior

More about the fox• Nocturnal• Kills a lot

Not for funKills for eats then

saves the rest for left-over's

• Fast

Life Expectancy

• In captivity 14 years

• In the Wild3 years

Red Fox in America

• Where They Live

Homeless • Sleeps where it can

Curls up into a ball Uses tail to keep warm

• Females live in dens only when breading

DIET

• OmnivoresAnimals

Birds and Small MammalsFruits

Berries mostlyOther

Nuts and Bugs

Enemies

• Young FoxBirds of Prey

• Adult FoxCoyotes and Hunters

Starting A Family

• Getting Things StaredMate from Jan. -

MarchThe female creates

many dens Just in case on gets

destroyed1 – 10 kits

All Together

• Family Father gathers foodMother watches kits

• A sorrowful good-byeAfter 7 months, the kits leave the

parents

WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY?

• According to popular belief Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff Chacha-chacha-chacha-chow Fraka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kow A-hee-ahee ha-hee A-oo-oo-oo-ooo

What does the fox say?

• What the fox really says? Similar to a dog’s bark

High pitch

Sick

• Carried diseasesRabiesTape WormSarcoptic Mange Mite

Bibliography

http://www.thefoxwebsite.org/attitudes/commonmyths.html#q2

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/redfox.htm

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/23062/0

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/redfox.html