Red Foxes🦊
The Real Tail-Blazers!
- COMMON NAME: Red Fox
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Vulpes vulpes
- TYPE: Mammals
- DIET: Omnivore
- AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 2 to 4 years
- SIZE: Head and body: 18 to 33.75 inches; tail: 12 to 21.75 inches
- WEIGHT: 6.5 to 24 pounds
Time to Think Outside the Fox
Red foxes look similar to some of your favorite pets. They’re canines, which are relatives of dogs, wolves, and coyotes. But in some ways, they’re actually more like cats. They have long whiskers, retractable claws, and excellent night vision. Also like cats, red foxes hunt alone rather than in wolf-like packs.
RED FOX FAST FACTS
- Red foxes have excellent hearing—they can hear rodents digging miles underground.
- These animals have more than 20 different calls.
- A group of foxes is called a skulk or a leash.
- Kits (baby foxes) stay with their parents for about seven months.
Fox Joke
