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Island Fox By: Rebecca Taghaboni

Island Fox By: Rebecca Taghaboni. About me. I am the largest of all Channel Island’s native animals. I am similar to my ancestors but smaller. I am a cat sized carnivore descendant of the gray fox. I live on Channel Islands between 19 and 61 miles off the coast of South America.

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Island Fox By: Rebecca Taghaboni

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  1. Island Fox By: Rebecca Taghaboni

  2. About me • I am the largest of all Channel Island’s native animals. • I am similar to my ancestors but smaller. • I am a cat sized carnivore descendant of the gray fox. • I live on Channel Islands between 19 and 61 miles off the coast of South America. • While deer mice are a favorite, birds, snakes, lizards, crabs and insects are also eaten. • My scientific name is Urocyon littoralis.

  3. My natural enemies Birds Golden eagles • Humans Humans used our fur for big coats _______________________________________________ • Runaway • Coloration • Climb • Bark(remember I’m part of the dog family) • Bite How I protect myself

  4. The age I have babies • I can have babies at the age of 1. • I can have 3,4, or even 5 babies.

  5. When my babies are born • The kits are born blind and helpless, and will remain in the den for the first three or four weeks, until they are ready to forage with me, the mom. • The kits quickly become independent and soon search out their own territories.

  6. How I take care of my babies • I protect them exactly how I protect myself against predators.

  7. I am endangered / interesting facts • I am still endangered. Interesting facts • Island foxes communicate with one another through sight, sound, and smell. • Island foxes are generally monogamous (mate for life), and breed only once a year. Ohhh ahhh

  8. Save Me: Island Fox!!!!

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