Relaxing Red Fox

While on a morning walk I noticed this Red Fox hunting for food so I followed it for awhile and finally it decided to take a rest in this nice little... more

by Robert Bales

Title

Relaxing Red Fox

Artist

Robert Bales

Medium

Photograph - Photo

Description

While on a morning walk I noticed this Red Fox hunting for food so I followed it for awhile and finally it decided to take a rest in this nice little meadow. It finally got up and ran back into the woods.
Red foxes are social animals, whose groups are led by a mated pair which monopolises breeding. Subordinates within a group are typically the young of the mated pair, which remain with their parents to assist in caring for new kits. The species primarily feeds on small rodents, though it may also target leporids, game birds, reptiles, invertebrates and young ungulates. Fruit and vegetable matter is also eaten on occasion.Although the red fox tends to displace or even kill smaller predators, it is nonetheless vulnerable to attack from larger predators, such as wolves, coyotes, golden jackals and medium- and large-sized felines.
Red foxes are solitary hunters who feed on rodents, rabbits, birds, and other small game�but their diet can be as flexible as their home habitat. Foxes will eat fruit and vegetables, fish, frogs, and even worms. If living among humans, foxes will opportunistically dine on garbage and pet food.
Like a cat's, the fox's thick tail aids its balance, but it has other uses as well. A fox uses its tail (or "brush") as a warm cover in cold weather and as a signal flag to communicate with other foxes.

Like a cat's, the fox's thick tail aids its balance, but it has other uses as well. A fox uses its tail (or "brush") as a warm cover in cold weather and as a signal flag to communicate with other foxes.

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August 17th, 2013