Red Fox of
By Isaac
http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/redfox.htm
http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/redfox.htm
Did
you know that when most people think of foxes, they picture red foxes in their
mind? In this report you will learn
about the appearance of red foxes, what they eat, how they defend themselves
and their prey, how they move, how the animal is raised, their habitat, and
other interesting facts.
The
red fox can be silver, gray, orange- red, and brownish. They grow to be about a foot tall and three
feet long from the tip of its tail to the end of its nose.
What
does a red fox eat? The red fox eats
meat. It is a carnivore. It eats eggs, mice, rats, rabbits, even
beaver! It will eat insect too. No plants though!
How
does it defend itself? It defends itself
by running. A fox runs away from
predators. It moves very fast. They run because that is their offense. Coyotes and cougars hunt red foxes.
How
is the animal raised? Foxes start their
life when they are born, at three inches tall.
They grow to be about one foot tall.
They grow to be between five and fifteen pounds. They drink their mother’s milk. The foxes live in dens. They lick each other to keep themselves clean. Mother foxes may give birth to live babies,
ten at a time!
Other
interesting facts are that red foxes may live in many different places like
I
found it most interesting how small the red fox really is in the wild. I was surprised by how much it weighs. It surprised me that the red fox is not very
heavy. The red fox is a carnivore! I always thought that it didn’t eat meat
until I researched it!
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