Fox

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Red Fox
Red Fox

A fox is a small mammal. There are 27 species of foxes, they are omnivorous and the smallest members of the family Canidae (mammals related to dogs). They are swift and agile runners.

Foxes are found throughout America and Africa, inhabiting mostly forest, shrub land, and desert regions. Most foxes feed on mice, voles, rabbits, birds’ eggs, fruit, large insects, and carrion. In the United Kingdom, it was a common sport for people to hunt foxes with horses and dogs.