### animal | vertebrate | mammal:

Fox
* All foxes dig tunnels for dens
  - generally remain solitary throughout the winter
* Many foxes also die from poisoned bait set out for wolves and coyotes by farmers and ranchers.
* Many foxes grow gray, but few grow good
  - grey, but few grow good
  - live near people because they can find a lot of food in a small space
  - observed in the wild are seen to be often heavily afflicted with mange
* Most foxes adapt to environments.
* Most foxes are about the same size
  - around the same size as medium-sized dogs
  - classified as animals
  - located in ground
  - nocturnal, and make an underground den, or 'earth'
  - too small to pose much of a threat to a sheep, preferring smaller prey
* Most foxes avoid dogs
  - predators
* Most foxes become adults
  - major predators
* Most foxes carry diseases
  - rabies
  - their tails straight backward when running
* Most foxes cause damage
  - nuisances
* Most foxes develop ears
  - fur
  - dig holes
* Most foxes eat animals
  - eggs
  - gerbils
  - hares
  - hens
  - many kinds of fruits
  - meat
  - mice
  - plant food
  - rats
  - rodents
  - squirrels
* Most foxes emerge from dens
  - woodlands
  - enter burrows
  - find food
  - give birth to foxes
* Most foxes go to forests
  - grow hair
* Most foxes has-part ears
  - feet
  - glands
  - legs
  - teeth
* Most foxes have better heat insulation
  - body shapes
  - brown coats
  - claws
* Most foxes have compact body shapes
  - distribution
  - economic impact
  - exceptional eyesights
  - few natural predators
  - food habits
  - fur coats
* Most foxes have long coats
  - major impact
  - noses
  - odor
  - organs
  - properties
  - red fur
  - senses
  - short ears
  - silky fur
  - similar food habits
  - specific organs
  - strong odor
  - sweet teeth
  - thick fur
  - toes
  - whiskers
  - years
* Most foxes hide in dens
* Most foxes inhabit places
  - regions
* Most foxes kill animals
  - leave territory
* Most foxes live in areas
  - groups
  - hills
  - meadows
  - tundra
  - underground dens
  - make dens
  - mark territory
  - mate for life
  - possess habitats
* Most foxes prefer prairie
* Most foxes reach maturity
  - sexual maturity
  - receive food
* Most foxes rely on prey
* Most foxes resemble dogs
  - small dogs
* Most foxes return to dens
  - gardens
* Most foxes seek food
  - rabbits
  - water
* Most foxes share common ancestors
  - similar habitats
  - sit on logs
  - stand on legs
  - stay in ranges
  - steal food
* Most foxes survive winter
* Most foxes use dens
  - walk on legs
  - weigh pounds
* Some fox tapeworms infect lungs
  - foxes are member of families
* Some foxes avoid farmers
  - hunters
  - belong to families
  - build their dens in an oblong shape in loose soil
  - bury food
* Some foxes carry fleas
  - cause serious problems
  - change color
* Some foxes compete for breed territory
  - nest habitats
  - cross ponds
* Some foxes destroy animals
* Some foxes dig burrows
  - own burrows
  - disperse from areas
  - display patterns
* Some foxes eat berries
  - birds
  - carnivores
  - cattle
  - chickens
  - fish
  - hedgehogs
  - insects
  - livers
  - many insects
  - pheasants
  - plants
  - seeds
  - tarantulas
  - trees
  - woodchucks
  - emerge from forests
* Some foxes emit musky smell
  - enter gardens
  - experience allopatric speciation
  - frequently make themselves at home in residential communities alongside humans, too
  - give birth to predators
  - hate snakes
* Some foxes have bats
  - characteristic coloration
  - genetic mutation
* Some foxes have harmful genetic mutation
  - lips
  - pads
  - red coloration
  - reputations
  - sides
  - structures
  - toe pads
  - upper lips
* Some foxes inhabit areas
* Some foxes kill cats
  - lambs
  - martens
* Some foxes live in Africa
  - Australia
  - Canada
  - Eurasia
  - districts
  - jungle
  - pairs
  - towns
  - worlds
  - make litter
  - move pups
  - occur in Australia
* Some foxes originate from european red foxes
* Some foxes play in fields
  - pose threats
  - possess food
* Some foxes prefer habitats
* Some foxes prey on calves
  - kittens
  - newborn calves
  - numbats
  - platypuses
  - scorpions
  - stoats
  - provide food
  - relate to dogs
  - reside in homes
  - rest on plants
  - seize animals
  - sit in fields
  - stand in gardens
  - steal geese
  - store food
  - survive injuries
* Some foxes use claws
  - long claws
  - visit ponds
  - wait for prey
* Some foxes watch chickens
* also avoid feral dogs, probably because dogs prey on cubs as coyotes do in the wild
  - breed here and cubs can sometimes be spotted playing early on summer mornings
  - bury their food
  - consume grains, grass and fungi
  - get numerous diseases and parasites
  - have a hair-raising scream that sounds like cats fighting
  - prey an hares, as do any other flesh eaters who are fast or persistent
  - share a sensory modality with cats
  - tend to consume their kills in a fairly predictable manner
  - use industrial areas and large city parks in the Champaign area
* apparently avoid core home ranges of coyote to avoid contact with the stronger predator.
* are a problem and also forestry activities
  - very beautiful animal
  - able to survive in areas where there are few if any rabbits
* are also an agricultural pest because they prey on lambs and other livestock
  - atypical in another area as well
  - more active during the mating season
  - scavengers, feeding on road-killed animals and winter kills
  - very fast
  - an enormous problem throughout the whole country
  - around the top of the food chain
  - canids and close relative of the coyotes, wolf and the domestic dog
  - carnivores, They eat just about all smaller mammals
  - carnivorous, and have been known to enjoy the spoils of farmers' chickens
  - characterized by sharp muzzle and fluffy tail
  - chief consumers of fruit
  - even able to smell food which is buried under two feet of soil
  - generally nocturnal but can occasionally be seen during the day
* are highly mobile, which means they can use a large area to find food and shelter
  - susceptible to rabies, as are dogs and raccoons, and rabies is no joke
  - important predators of prolific prey species like mice, rats, and rabbits
  - individuals too
  - just as destructive, taking a major toll on lambs, ewes and other livestock
  - less shy than coyotes
  - mainly nocturnal animals
  - mesocarnivores
  - monogomous and mate for life
  - more distant cousins of coyotes
* are most active at night, but are occasionally seen during the daytime
  - much less temperamental in their cages, one hears the occasional scratching and bustling
  - now common in London
  - omnivores, which means they ll eat just about anything
  - omnivorous mammals that are light on their feet
  - one of our favorite animals for jewelry designs
  - opportunistic feeders
  - opportunists, feeding mostly on rabbits, mice, bird eggs, insects, and native fruits
  - predators and therefore catch, kill and eat other animals to survive
  - predators, they have to kill other animals in order to survive
  - predominantly solitary canids
  - prone to a variety of diseases, virtually all of which occur in domestic dogs
* are quite vocal, exhibiting various barks, howls, and whines
  - having a large repertoire of howls, barks, and whines
  - sly animals
  - smaller in size in comparison to the jackals, wolves, and wild dogs
  - still common all over Iceland and are known to ravage sheep
  - swift runners and can swim if they have to
  - territorial animals
* are the main carriers in Europe
  - predator and are common in cities
  - predators of feral goat kids in eastern Australia
* are the most cat-like canines and many are accomplished climbers
  - common predators of grey herons
  - primary carrier for other strains of rabies that occur in other geographic regions
  - smallest canines in the dog family
* are usually monogamous
  - nocturnal and hunt only at night unless they're sick with mange
  - silent
  - solitary hunters as adults and are highly mobile, foraging in an extensive area
* are very fierce
  - good at smelling and hearing
  - small, but they look larger because of their thick, plush fur
  - social creatures that live in packs
  - territorial, attacking intruders fiercely
  - weak, lose appetite and go into fits
* breed around the same time as wolves, producing litters of four to six pups in the spring.
* cache excess food when the hunting is good.
* can also benefit from befriending a dog
  - carry diseases which impact upon both native wildlife and domestic stock
  - give chase, and have the endurance to keep it up until the pursuer gives up
  - pose a threat to goslings and to eggs
  - use various other denning sites
* can be silver, black or red
  - very boisterous and destructive as they grow
  - eat up to several pounds of food a day
  - enter through the breast or through the space between the fingernail and the flesh
  - hold up to one kilogram of flesh in their stomachs
  - identify each other's voices, just like humans
  - no doubt detect many insect larvae and grubs in much the same way
  - pass rabies to other animals, such as domestic pets
  - produce from one to fifty, or even more in their lifetime
  - sometimes trouble the poultry or maybe a sick lamb
* catch food
  - the possums when they have to go down to the ground to get from one tree to another
* change locations.
* chase cottontails
* communicate with a variety of scent, vocal and visual cues
  - one another by growls, yelps and short yapping barks
* consume squirrels.
* dance for women of Bosnia and Rwanda.
* den only during breeding season.
  - their three to nine metre long dens in sandy or gravely soil with two or three entrances
  - underground dens, where they hide from the predators and take care of their babies
* dislike using a soiled area for resting.
* disperse seeds.
* do a lot of hunting at dawn and dusk, but can hunt anytime
  - scavenge food from humans, but only if they have nothing else to eat
* eat a lot of meat
* eat chickens, rabbits, frogs, mice, birds and eggs and are carnivores
  - so that s okay
  - fish, lemmings, bird eggs and dead animals
  - hedgehogs, voles, frogs, rabbits, birds, shellfish, mice,insects, grass and berries
  - lemmings, hares, ptarmigan, bird eggs, decaying flesh from carcasses, and garbage
  - rodents, insects and berries
* feed upon small rodents, fruit, birds and eggs.
* find enough food
* frequently dig dens in areas with crumbly dirt or with lots of thick plants.
* generally disappear when they arrive.
* genuinely believe in the importance of monitoring and accessing chicken coops.
* get the nest and young.
* has-part backs
* have a hierarchical social structure
  - natural fear of people
  - wide variety of calls
  - advantage
* have an average home range varying from one to four miles
  - incredible abilities to protect themselves though
  - caches of food
  - certain types of expert knowledge about chickens
  - choices
  - excellent hearing
* have great eyesight
  - mental agility
  - little choices
  - multiple scent glands, f.a
  - no natural predators in Australia, apart from man
  - several methods of hunting mice and voles
  - sharp canines suited to tear apart their food because they eat a lot of tough meat
* have sharp, curved claws, and sharp teeth
  - sharp teeth, and thick, insulating fur
  - skills
* have very acute hearing and ears that swivel round to locate any sound
  - large ears for their head size
  - their uneaten food by burying it
* however predate young fawns, and humans are their main predator through hunting.
* hunt for food
* includes brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - paws
  - piluses
  - plasma membranes
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
* leave hawk wings behind their occasional kills
* lie up, and take refuge, in the many rock piles that are a feature of the terrain.
* like to live in forests near rivers, and sometimes in mountains, hills and rolling meadows.
  - dens during the winter
  - groups suckling it's and other young
  - primarily underground
  - throughout all the continents except Antarctica
  - very short lives in the wild
* look like small slender dogs.
* love to eat rabbits.
  - no attempt to hide while hunting for mice
* mark ranges
  - once per year
* mostly eat insects, including beetles and termites.
* often appear in fables
  - dig for reasons other than making dens
* play a major role in controlling rodent populations on agricultural land.
* prey on mice, squirrels, rabbits and much more
  - piping plover eggs and chicks
  - poultry, lambs, piglets and ground-nesting birds
  - the eggs and the juvenile birds
* regularly attack poultry and livestock such as lambs and piglets.
* remain in their own home ranges for life.
* roam countrysides
  - the area as do deer and opossum, and vegetation thrives in the sand
* see well at dim light.
* seem to prefer the puffin over other birds, making the bird a main target.
* serve as great rodent control.
* share ancestors
  - some similarities with cats
* sometimes eat yew berries, despite the seeds apparently being toxic to most mammals.
* stalk even the smallest mice with skill and patience
* stalking small prey can remind human observers of cats catching mice.
* tend to be smart, intellectual, worldly, open-minded
  - tolerate more human disturbance than many other mammals
* too are twists of rope woven together to stop chafing aboard ship.
* typically forage for food in the woods and fields come spring.
  - the abandoned burrows of other animals as their dens, where the young are born
* use their speed to catch the faster prey
  - urine and feces to mark their territories
* usually attack the throat of their prey.
* want food
* watch for nighttime snacks in meadows and woods.