1. Red foxes are carnivores that belong to the Canidae family. They can vary from 25-45 pounds (11.5-20 kg) in weight and have long legs and tails. Their fur ranges in color from white to black; however, red foxes tend to have darker coats than other species.
2. They are highly adaptable animals and live in a variety of habitats including forests, grasslands, deserts, wetlands, mountains, and tundra.
3. Red foxes are active at night and spend their days resting in burrows or dens. They hunt small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and carrion. They are scavengers that eat roadkill and garbage left behind by humans.
4. This animal has been known to attack domestic livestock, pets, and even people.
5. Red foxes are territorial, but they do not always maintain constant territories. When they do establish a territory, they mark it out by digging a den and using scent glands to defend their area.
6. Red foxes are nocturnal hunters and rely primarily on their excellent sense of smell to find food. They use this ability to locate prey by sniffing the air and detecting odors emitted by their targets.
8. Their diet consists mainly of small mammals such as mice, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, and birds.
9. They have excellent eyesight and hearing. However, their sense of smell is not nearly as good as other carnivores.
10. They are excellent swimmers and divers.
11. The average lifespan of red foxes is between 6-and 8 years.
12. Females reach sexual maturity at about 2 months old.
13. Red foxes are omnivores, meaning that they eat both meat and vegetables. They have a diet that includes insects, small mammals, fish, reptiles, birds, eggs, fruits, nuts, berries, fungi, and other vegetation.
14. Red foxes can live anywhere from 2-6 years in the wild. In captivity, red foxes can live even longer than 10 years!
15. Red foxes are carnivorous animals, meaning that their diet consists primarily of meat. Their diet may include rodents, amphibians, reptiles, fish, birds, carrion, fruit, and nuts.
17. Red foxes are nocturnal animals, meaning that they're active at night. This helps them hunt and avoid predators. However, they do sometimes come out during daylight hours to bask in the sun or drink water.
18. Red foxes are solitary animals, meaning that they don't live in groups. Solitary animals tend to stick together more often than not.
19. Red foxes are carnivores that belong to the family Canidae. They have short legs, long bodies, bushy tails, and pointed ears. Their fur color varies from red-brown to reddish-gray. Red foxes can weigh between 10-and 20 pounds (4.5-to 9 kg) and measure about 18 inches (45 cm) long.
20. They are diurnal animals and spend most of their time active at night. They are nocturnal hunters who prefer to hunt small rodents and birds but sometimes they may take larger prey like rabbits, hares, and other mammals.
22. Red foxes are omnivorous and eat both meat and vegetation. Vegetation includes insects, fruits, berries, seeds, nuts, tubers, roots, mushrooms, grass, and grains. Meat consists of small vertebrates including mice, squirrels, rabbits, and birds.
23. Red foxes are territorial animals and live in home ranges that range from 6 acres (2.5 hectares) to 100 square miles (260 km²). Home ranges vary depending on food sources and population density.
24. A pack of red foxes has a single breeding pair and several nonbreeding adults and subadults. Packs consist of 2-10 individuals and typically include 1-8 adult males and females. Adult males are dominant over adult females and younger males.
