Foxes

• foxes have about 2 babies a year

A fox den is a hole in the ground where a fox lives. Oftentimes, foxes will use the abandoned dens of other creatures, and dig them deeper, to around six or seven feet underground. Usually, fox dens can be found near water, on farmland and cornfields.

It is unlikely that a fox would kill a dog UNLESS it was of a small variety and also a non aggressive type. Foxes are naturally shy animals and would normally eat rabbits, voles and earth worms. They are a major pest to hens and will kill more than they carry off and this is to do with the history of foxes who in the wild and in cold climates will kill everything they can and then store what they could. One thing to watch with foxes is that should you have a family pet die, bury it deep as foxes will dig up the animal and cart it off. I have lived in the countryside for 60 years and I have never heard of a fox killing a dog. My own dog is a fell terrier ( border/lakeland cross ) and he is more than a match for any fox. Foxes, unless they are an old dog fox are quite small and slender and cats and dogs can inflict injuries on the fox and that is why the incidences of fox attacks are small and often steeped in folklore.

Yes, the swift fox has been seen to run 60km/h but that's like 40 mph.

The fox is popular because on YouTube every body watches "What Does The Fox Say".

I have held a gray fox for a local wildlife rescue group since it was a few weeks old. It is not releasable back to the wild. The animal is now 14 years old but is showing signs of age. These foxes usually have a life span of 7-10 years.

Well, if I'm not mistaken, it's not an affirmed "no".

I think in Massachusetts they require a permit that requires you to have 2 years experience with the animal, and have that "experience" affirmed and written down in some proof form, then you need to represent that to fish&game department, and see if they will grant you the permit.

It's honestly I really long process, even if you're completely qualified, and it's difficult to do, but you CAN get one, and then it should be legal in your state - but know that you'll need to check you town/city laws too, because some completely ban them...

Good luck!

The plant benefits becaus the seeds stick to the fur of the fox and spread out to reproduce, the fox is not gaining any benifit nor losing anything. therefore being a commensalism.

Adult foxes come in many sizes, with adults of some species weighing as little as 2 kg (4.4 lb). The largest species, the red fox, can reach 10 kg (22 lbs) in weight. So while most foxes are similar in size to a domestic cat, some species are as large as medium-size dogs.

So, far only other foxes (actually, one fox, one vixen). Maybe someday people will learn enough about DNA to make foxes, but for now it's only the vulpines [a fancy word for foxes] doing it.

It's a principle of genetics that only members of a species can have offspring of that species. Dogs can't have kittens, nor cats puppies.

Now, if one could look back millions of years, we might find a creature that wasn't quite a fox, and whose offspring weren't quite the same as itself. Those could have been the first foxes, but the change from non-fox to fox would likely have been very, very subtle (hard to recognize).

We're pretty sure something like that happened, maybe more than once because we now know that somewhere, sometime (probably about 15,000 years ago in what is now northern China) a wolf gave birth to a pup that grew up to be a dog. Maybe someday, somewhere (probably the mid-21st Century, in Russia) a new kind of fox will be born that will come to be called something other than a fox.

But for the time being, only foxes make foxes.

No, they are not harmful to humans. They are known for raiding henhouses and carrying off small poultry. Some people could consider that harmful. They may also take baby farm animals for food, like kittens. It is certainly sad, but it's the way life is.

Nevertheless, they don't harm humans.

A male fox is called a reynard, a dog, or a tod, although the latter two are less common.

I don't know about the northeast, but there's some in the northwestern part of the city (by Fairmount Park).

The fox might eat a cub, only if it absolutely needs it to survive, or if the cub doesn't belong to the fox.

I'm not really sure I understand what your question means, did you mean why or how? I'll take a guess at a general answer. Winter affects all animals by the cold weather, but native animals are adapted to it, so they grow thicker coats of fur or fatten up for winter to hibernate. Foxes don't hibernate, so they are one that grows thicker fur. More important effect is how the weather changes what foods are available. Lack of food, not temperature, is what sends most migratory animals south. Animals like foxes are predators that don't migrate and they eat mostly rodents and rabbits. Some rodents hibernate in the winter, so they are harder for foxes to find and deep snow might make hunting more difficult.

for couple month the fox will be a grow fox not a baby fox.

Think about it. Just look at the fox's head. It clearly has a much smaller and inferior brain than a human. It does not posess the higher cognitive reasoning functions we have, so it is extremely easy for a human to stop the fox from getting into the rubbish.

First of all, look at the problem. Obviously the fox knows the rubbish is there, or it would not know to go there. Also it must be reasonably accessible to the fox, which does not have hands, which would imply it uses its mouth to access it - i.e. the rubbish is fairly unprotected if a fox can get to it.

Secondly, address the problem. Foxes have an extremely good sense of smell so it may prove difficult to stop them knowing that there is rubbish there in the first place. However it is still worthwhile to try and wrap it up as much as possible, maybe by tying it shut in bags, or double bagging it. This will certainly reduce the smell and may have a mitigatory effect on the problem, but it is unlikely to solve it.

The main issue, I suspect, is putting the rubbish somewhere that a fox, with no hands, cannot access it but a human, with hands, can. Sounds pretty simple. For example simply putting the rubbish in a bin and locking it shut would stop it instantly, although this is not always possible. An easier solution would be to lock the rubbish in a shed or garage. Alternatively you could put a heavy weight on top of the bin to prevent the fox opening or overturning it, or even better, put it in a metal bin, but electrify it. No fox could get into that and as an added benefit you will get fox meat, for free. Animal lovers may wish to try more humane solutions such as burning the rubbish or even constructing their own custom bin with locks.

I personally would observe the fox getting into the rubbish to see what methods it employs. If you know how it does it then it should be pretty clear how to stop it.

No a female fox is called a Vixen

it looks exactly like a fox

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foxes are difficult to catch because they have long legs and because they can run fast

They are called lairs, dens, burrows or earths.

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Kit foxes get their water metabolically from their food (rodents, etc.), but they also can drink from open water sources if available, like canals.