The Red Fox By: Maxine

1. The Red FoxBy: Maxine

2. Red FoxBy Maxine Shelter -Burrows Surface Features -Dirt -Grass Habitat -Woodland Climate -Snowy -Muddy -Sunny -Cold or hot Vegetation -Trees

3. Diet Physical Features Red Fox Behaviors Quiz Interesting Facts

4. Behaviors • A red fox will run from fox hunters, people and dogs but usually they are caught. • Red foxes are mammals because they have fur, they birth babies, and give their babies milk. • The red fox hunts alone and at night. They have keen hearing and an excellent sense of smell.

5. Diet • A red fox is an omnivore because they eat small animals, garbage and fruit. • Some of the small animals they eat are: squirrels, chipmunks and fish.

6. PhysicalFeatures • Red foxes are a rusty red color with black paws and legs and white on their chin, throat and on the tip of their tail.

7. Interesting Facts • A red fox can locate a mouse by just listening to it’s squeaks in the grass. • A red fox communicates by growls, yelps and short yappy barks. • Not all red foxes are red, some are a silverish color then they are called silver foxes.

8. Quiz • Is a red fox a herbivore, carnivore or a omnivore? • What two colors can a red fox be? • Is a red fox a mammal?

9. Digital Picture and Information Resources*unless otherwise noted • nationalzoo.si.edu • animal.discovery.com • oaklandzoo.org • animalweb.com/