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In the summer, foxes will eat corn,
berries, acorns, and grasses.
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Fox moms can have up to 10 kits in one
litter.
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The Red Fox can hear the underground
digging, gnawing and rustling of its prey.
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Foxes are called the "cat-like dogs."
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At seven months of age young foxes
are living on their own.
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Foxes are mostly nocturnal.
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Foxes can bark, yap, howl, and screech.
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When adult foxes bring food for the kits
they will chortle, "wuk...wuk...wuk" at the entrance of the den.
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The Red Fox is a member of the canid (KAY-nid)
family. There are 35 species (SPE-seez)
of foxes, wolves, jackals, and other wild dogs.
 This fox usually has reddish fur on
its back and sides, with a white belly and chest. The
legs are black and the tail has a white tip. Red
Foxes are about 38-41 cm (15-16 inches) tall and weigh about 3-7 kg (7-15 pounds).
You can find
the Red Fox all over North and Central America, Europe, northern Asia, and even parts of
Australia. They like to live in wooded areas
and brushlands. Adult foxes usually live
alone except when they are raising kits.
Foxes eat many
different kinds of food, including mice and other small mammals, birds, insects, fruits,
and even grasses.
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