Fox is a very beautiful animal that is characterized as an extremely cunning creature in the folklores which have survived till date through oral transmission from one generation to another. It is a common name for a number of species of the alert-looking mammals that have upright triangular ears and are sometimes confused with other animals of the same family, such as dogs, wolves and jackals. If you are one of those who are impatient to find out amazing facts about foxes, just read this article as it will not only add a great deal to your existing pool of information but will also serve as a great source of entertainment.

• In size, these alert omnivores look a bit smaller than a medium-size domestic dog and share a number of physical traits with the latter.
• ? If you want to make distinction between the foxes and their relatives, belonging to the Cnidae family, just look for pointed nose, bushy tail and long, thin legs.
• Scattered across almost all parts of the globe including Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, these social animals lead a flexible life and call a wide range of terrains their home.
• The smallest living fox in the world is called the fennec fox which is the size of a cat and does not grow bigger than nine inches.
• Some species of foxes can grow as large as 34 inches besides about 22 inches of the tail adding to their length.
• Being small mammals, they are usually light and the overall body weight of different species ranges from as low as 680 grams to as much as 11 kilogram.
• The most common and widespread fox species in the world is that of the red fox that is also found across most of the United States of America.
• Being nocturnal, these animals go for hunting during the night time and their prey include hares, rabbits, mice, rats, voles, lizards, and so on.
• Unlike snakes and its relatives, foxes prefer to dig their homes themselves in the ground, called dens, which provide enough room for taking rest, storing food, and rearing offspring.
• It is one of the most amazing facts about foxes that they make a special "nesting chamber" inside their den for the pups, and their underground homes have several exit points to the outer world, so that they may escape any danger easily.
• Foxes are very intelligent animals as they are tamed and can learn & remember many different things, and aptly respond to the calls of their owners at the public fox shows.
• Usually remaining solitary, the mating season brings the dog fox and vixen together, and after childbirth, the former also shares responsibility of bringing up the pups with the latter.
• The mating calls made by the females sound quite terrifying, as they cause a sharp, high-pitched, shrieking noise.
• It is one of the most surprising facts about foxes that vixens are occasionally assisted by a non-breeding sister or a female cub from a previous litter in rearing the cubs. In this way, they get sufficient experience to rear their own pups in the next season.
• Besides their growth on the face, the whiskers are also found on the legs of foxes which are used to find the way in the dense jungle.
• It has also been witnessed that foxes are capable of climbing trees, where they settle on the low branches.
• Though the eyes and ears of cubs open after two weeks of their birth, they come out of the den only after four weeks and learn to catch their prey by a characteristic high pounce.
• The foxes are hunted for their fur and are, sometimes, caught in snares, but through the introduction of the Hunting Act, hunting of these creatures was banned in Scotland, England and Wales in the first decade of the 21st century.

Types Of Foxes

Everywhere in the natural universe, you can witness a great amount of variety and diversity, and the same is the case with the family of the foxes which have a number of species and sub-species. Though there have been listed as many as 37 species of the foxes, but only 12 of these belong to the genus "Vulpes" and are termed as the true foxes. However, the best known of the fox species include ... Read More ->

What Do Foxes Eat?

Being omnivorous animals, foxes eat meat of birds, and mammals, like rabbits, squirrels and mice, as well as they consume a wide variety of vegetation including grasses, berries, fruits, and so on. However, different species give preference to one diet over the other and sometimes environmental factors... Read More ->

Where Do Foxes Live?

If you are a staunch lover of the cunning, intelligent and fascinating animals, like fox, you would also be having a keen desire to know "Where do foxes live?" This beautiful and attractive earthly creature has a lot of fox species (along with the sub-species) and has successfully adapted itself to versatile, rather planet extreme, environmental conditions... Read More ->