Red fox
Subtitle: the catlike canine
By: J. David Henry.
Series: A Smithsonian nature book
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Red fox -- Behavior.; Mammals -- Behavior.
Description: In this engaging introduction to the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), J. David Henry recounts his years of field research on this flame-colored predator. With its catlike whiskers, teeth, and paws, as well as vertical-slit pupils, the North American red fox not only resembles but often behaves like a feline, especially when hunting. Probing the reasons for these similarities, Henry reveals the behavior and ecology of a species that thrives from the edge of suburbia to the cold northern tundra.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"New preface with updated information on fox research"--Cover.