the sly ol ’ fox
DESCRIPTION
The sly ol ’ Fox. What am I ?. Scientific Name Vulpes Vulpes. KINGDOM: ANIMALIA PHYLUM: CHORDATA Class: MAMMALIA ORDER: CARNIVORA FAMILY: CANIDAE. How do I look. Physical Feature Red Coat White Belly - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The sly ol’ Fox
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What am I ?
• Scientific NameVulpes Vulpes
KINGDOM: ANIMALIAPHYLUM: CHORDATAClass: MAMMALIAORDER: CARNIVORAFAMILY: CANIDAE
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How do I look
• Physical FeatureRed CoatWhite BellyBlack Ear Tips, Legs, and Feet
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Size and weight• 15 - 16 in. tall• 3 ft. long• 13 in. tail• 8 - 15 lbs.
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Behavior
More about the fox• Nocturnal• Kills a lot
Not for funKills for eats then
saves the rest for left-over's
• Fast
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Life Expectancy
• In captivity 14 years
• In the Wild3 years
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Red Fox in America
• Where They Live
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Homeless • Sleeps where it can
Curls up into a ball Uses tail to keep warm
• Females live in dens only when breading
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DIET
• OmnivoresAnimals
Birds and Small MammalsFruits
Berries mostlyOther
Nuts and Bugs
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Enemies
• Young FoxBirds of Prey
• Adult FoxCoyotes and Hunters
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Starting A Family
• Getting Things StaredMate from Jan. -
MarchThe female creates
many dens Just in case on gets
destroyed1 – 10 kits
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All Together
• Family Father gathers foodMother watches kits
• A sorrowful good-byeAfter 7 months, the kits leave the
parents
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WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY?
• According to popular belief Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff Chacha-chacha-chacha-chow Fraka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kow A-hee-ahee ha-hee A-oo-oo-oo-ooo
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What does the fox say?
• What the fox really says? Similar to a dog’s bark
High pitch
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Sick
• Carried diseasesRabiesTape WormSarcoptic Mange Mite
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Bibliography
http://www.thefoxwebsite.org/attitudes/commonmyths.html#q2
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/redfox.htm
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/23062/0
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/redfox.html