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
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