FOXES
Mammal      -    Vertebrate     -     Carnivore

RED FOX

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Male:  Dog, Tod, Reynard

Female:  Vixen

Young:  Cub, Kit, Pup

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FOXES
​There are 12 species of fox.

• ​Are members of the dog family.
• Can retract their claws, like cats.
• Live in forests, mountains, grasslands and cities.
• Live for 2-3 years, even longer in captivity.
• Eat berries, fish, worms, spiders, mice and birds.
• They will often play with their catch, before they kill it.
• In cities, they will eat rubbish.
• Home is called a 'den'.
• Newly born cubs are blind, deaf and unable to walk.
• Main predator is human beings.

Arctic Foxes

• Sometimes follow polar bears in order to eat their food fragments.
• Outstanding sense of hearing and smell.
• Use their thick, furry tails to cover themselves to keep warm.
• Is white in the winter, but their fur gets darker in the summer in order to blend with the environment.

Arctic Fox

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Visit:  Foxes . COLLECTIVE NOUNS, SIMILES,  IDIOMS, METAPHORS and EXPRESSIONS

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