Red Fox

Facts:

• A group of foxes is called a skulk or a leash.
• Foxes have whiskers on their face and legs.
• Foxes are the only type of dog capable of retracting their claws.
• There are 13 species of foxes alive today.
• Foxes can make 40 different sounds.

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Info:

COMMON NAME: Red Fox

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Vulpes vulpes

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Omnivore

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 2 to 4 years

SIZE: Head and body: 18 to 33.75 inches; tail: 12 to 21.75 inches

WEIGHT: 6.5 to 24 pounds

SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN:

Credit to National Geographic.