WHAT DO FOXES LOOK LIKE?
Foxes are in the same family as dogs, coyotes, and wolves (Canidae). They do not bark like dogs (unless they need to give a warning). They do howl and whine. Red foxes are what you usually see in Florida, but they are not always red. Sometimes a red fox looks black or silver, but it always has white on the tips of its tail. A red fox is about three feet long from its nose to the end of its bushy tail, but it only weighs about 10 pounds. It looks like it should weigh more, but most of that size is fluffy fur. In the wild, red foxes usually live about 5 years. WHAT PREDATORS DOES A FOX HAVE? Man is their main predator. Foxes are hunted for sport, hunted for their fur coats, shot by farmers, or hit by cars. Red foxes used to be hunted by bobcats, lynxes, panthers, and wolves, but there are not many of those predators left. When a red fox is scared, he doesn t usually go into a den. Instead, he depends on his speed and intelligence to help him escape the dangerous animal. Foxes are built t
