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Foxes

Members of the genus Vulpes with 12 species, foxes utilize a wide range of habitats, including forest, tundra, prairie, desert, mountains, farmlands, and urban areas. Omnivores with a preference for mice and rabbits, these animals help control the rodent population.

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Do foxes eat Chihuahuas?

if given the chance yes due to it's size and inability to defend itself.

Who attacks foxes and who are its predators?

well humans are foxes main predators. other than that they're quite near the top of the food chain. Foxes will hunt and kill rabbits, chickens, any birds small enough and that it can catch and, well, pretty much whatever it can catch. Occasionally a fox might kill a cat but it is extremely rare.

How many kits are born to a female fox?

Foxes usually give birth to 4-6 young, sometimes more.

What animal gives birth threw its anus?

the dog has the largest and most complex large intestine of any domestic farm animal.(:

What is the species name for a fox?

There are several species of foxes. The scientific/binomial names are given in italics.

Red fox Vulpes vulpes

Vulpes bangalensis

Cape fox Vulpes chama

Vulpes ruepellii

Vulpes corsac

Swift fox Vulpes velox

Fennec fox Vulpes zerda = Fennecus zerda

Arctic fox Alopex lagopus

Bat eared fox Otocyon megalotis

What are the predators of the arctic white fox?

There are about 2 preditors of the wolf. They are human and shark hope that helps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

What is the red fox's habitat?

Red foxes live in forests or temperate biomes. in the mountans
a red fox perfers spararsely settled rolling farms areas with wooded tracks marshes and streams.

Are black foxes rare?

They aren't rare several populations live around the world The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is North America's most common species of bear. In both Canada and the US the population is stable as the animal can make a living in almost any circumstances, eating a wide range of foods and not being impacted by human activities. The black bear has a large global population estimated to be twice the total of all other bear species combined.

Present efforts b wildlife groups and organizations like PETA have curtailed the culling of bears through hunting and even the British army has moved to use synthetic bear hides for their busbies.

The sound the wolf makes is called?

A howl.

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Wolves can growl, bark, howl, whimper, and make other noises.
Holwing I believe
A wolf growls when its in danger. A wolf howls when an full moon is outs. A wolf yelps when it is hurt.

What do foxes smell like?

it depends what type of fox.

Red foxes(the ones that go through peoples bins)probably dont smell very nice

but I have no idea what other breeds might smell of.

What is the feminine name for a fox?

In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun for a male fox is dog.

The noun for a female fox is vixen.

The noun fox is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.

In the animated movie The Fox and the Hound, Todd meets a female fox whose name is Vixey. This is a take off the word for female fox.

Do foxes live in a lair?

A lair is a general term for an underground or enclosed place that an animal not necessarily a fox uses to hide, sleep, etc. The name for a fox's lair is a 'den', or a less commonly used term for a fox's lair is a 'covert'. I don't think I have ever heard it called anything else, either. As children, we just called it a fox hole. I've heard it called a den on a TV nature show, too.

Occasionally a fox's lair is also referred to as a 'holt'.

Do foxes eat pine cones?

Flies eat the things we do. When they land on our food what they do is eat it. Flies don't eat pine cones.

What kind animals do raccoons eat?

Raccoons eat a variety of plants and animals. The list includes insects, grubs, earthworms, crayfish, snails, slugs, frogs, fish, snakes, small mammals, birds, fruits, berries and nuts. They also will get into human garbage for discarded food and will eat any pet food left out at night.

What does a fox lair look like?

Squirrels build nests kind of like birds do. They pretty much look like bird's nests, and if they build them inside a tree, it looks like a nest inside a birdhouse does.

Do the red foxes use camouflage?

yes they can hide in leaves during fall

Do foxes eat slugs?

Yes, foxes do eat slugs as well as snails. The red fox is an omnivore, meaning it eats meat and vegetation. They like birds, small animals such as squirrels, berries, fruits, and crickets, among other things.

What is the red fox population?

no because in the day people might want to take a walk in the grasslands and then they might come across a red fox and killl it , hurt it or scare it so most foxes like to sleep in the day and wherever they are they will always try to disguise its self.

What makes a fox a fox?

This is a rather unclear question.

A fox is a fox (as in 'not a dog, wolf, coyote, or jackal') because of it's skeletal structure. Foxes are built smaller and their muzzles are very pointed as compared to other canids.

Other things that make the fox different from other canids are that foxes (depending on the breed) have very large ears, on their pads (of the paws) there is a raised and inverted 'V' shape that shows in the paw print, the dew-claws of the fox are much lower on the legs and also appear in a paw print, and the tail is long and bushy, as opposed to other canids that have smaller ears, rounded paws, higher dew-claws, and not-so-bushy tails.

How is a dog and a fox related?

They aren't related much, it just happens that dogs were domesticated from wolves, and wolves are in the same family as foxes, although dogs are "Canis" and foxes are "Vulpes". Dogs will not behave like foxes, they behave like wolves.

How does a wild fox look like?

Wild cats are usually bigger than normal feral cats. They have a bigger structure than an average cat that you would see have. people think this is caused by humans. People started feeding these wild cats, then when their offspring came around and adapted to people, their body size decreased. Wild cats are also usually pure bread, and not too many mixed colors.

When and how often does a fox give birth?

Yes, a fox does give birth. Foxes are mammals, so they carry their offspring internally until they are ready to birth.