Foxes
What Do Foxes Look Like?
Foxes are mammals with orange-brown fur and white patches.
They have a bushy tail and a long nose which helps them to
search for food at night. Foxes are members of the dog family.
Where Do Foxes Live?
Foxes live in dens. They like to make their home in the countryside
although some can also be found in towns and cities. Inside the
den you might find a female fox, called a vixen and a male fox,
called a dog. The babies will live inside the den until they are old
enough to hunt at night with the other foxes.
What Do Foxes Eat?
Foxes mostly like to eat meat but they do also eat fruits and
vegetables. Foxes will often hide their food and come back to eat
it later. Foxes are nocturnal, which means that they hunt for food
at night and sleep during the day.
Did You Know?
Baby foxes are
called cubs.
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Foxes
What Do Foxes Look Like?
Foxes are mammals with a furry coat and pointed ears. They are
easily recognised by their orange-brown fur and their bushy tail,
which is sometimes called a ‘brush’. Foxes also have a long nose
which helps them to search for food. Foxes are members of the
dog family, although they aren’t much bigger than a cat.
Where Do Foxes Live?
Foxes live underground in dens. They can mostly be found in the
countryside, although they can also be found in towns and cities.
Female foxes will find a den made by another animal or will dig
their own if they
cannot find one. Foxes
that live in towns
or cities will make
a den out of almost
anything, including
cardboard boxes.
Inside the den you
might find a female
fox, which is called
a vixen and a male
fox, which is called a
dog. Their babies are
called cubs.
What Do Foxes Eat?
Foxes eat lots of different things including worms, small birds,
fruit and vegetables. However, they are carnivores so they prefer
meat. Some foxes look for food inside bins and will eat most
things that they find. Foxes are nocturnal animals which means
that they hunt for food at night.
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Foxes
What Do Foxes Look Like?
Foxes are small mammals with a full coat of fur, pointed ears
and a bushy tail, sometimes known as a brush. Foxes walk on
four legs and have small heads with a long nose and sharp teeth.
The most recognised foxes have orange-brown coloured fur with
a few white patches under their chins and on their stomachs.
Foxes have excellent hearing and a keen sense of smell.
Where Do Foxes Live?
Foxes normally sleep underground in dens. Foxes can dig their
own dens but often find a den made by another animal to use
instead. Foxes that live in towns or cities will make a den out of
anything, including cardboard boxes. Baby foxes are called cubs.
When they are born, they are unable to see, walk or hear, so the
mother (the vixen) takes good care of them in the den whilst the
father (the dog) goes to hunt for food for the family.
What Do Foxes Eat?
Foxes eat just about anything,
including berries, worms, spiders
and small animals such as mice
and birds. If they live in the
city, they eat rubbish that
people leave out. If they
have extra food, they hide it
in a small hole and eat it
later when they are hungry.
Foxes are nocturnal animals
which means that they hunt
at night and sleep during the
day. They are scavengers, which
means they eat whatever they can find.
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