The Red Fox By: Maxine

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The Red FoxBy Maxine
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Red FoxBy Maxine
Shelter -Burrows
Surface Features -Dirt -Grass
Habitat -Woodland
Climate -Snowy -Muddy -Sunny -Cold or hot
Vegetation -Trees
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Diet
Physical Features
Red Fox
Behaviors
Quiz
Interesting Facts
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Behaviors

• A red fox will run from fox hunters, people and
  dogs but usually they are caught.
• Red foxes are mammals because they have fur, they
  birth babies, and give their babies milk.
• The red fox hunts alone and at night. They have
  keen hearing and an excellent sense of smell.

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Diet

• A red fox is an omnivore because they eat small
  animals, garbage and fruit.
• Some of the small animals they eat are
  squirrels, chipmunks and fish.

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PhysicalFeatures

• Red foxes are a rusty red color with black paws
  and legs and white on their chin, throat and on
  the tip of their tail.

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Interesting Facts

• A red fox can locate a mouse by just listening to
  its squeaks in the grass.
• A red fox communicates by growls, yelps and short
  yappy barks.
• Not all red foxes are red, some are a silverish
  color then they are called silver foxes.

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Quiz

• Is a red fox a herbivore, carnivore or a
  omnivore?
• What two colors can a red fox be?
• Is a red fox a mammal?

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Digital Picture and Information
Resourcesunless otherwise noted

• nationalzoo.si.edu
• animal.discovery.com
• oaklandzoo.org
• animalweb.com/