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The word fox comes from Old English and derives from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz. [nb 1] This in turn derives from Proto-Indo-European *puḱ-"thick-haired, tail." [nb 2] Male foxes are known as dogs, tods, or reynards; females as vixens; and young as cubs, pups, or kits, though the last term is not to be confused with the kit fox, a distinct
Juvenile red foxes are known as kits. Males are called tods or dogs, females are called vixens, and young are known as cubs or kits. [14] Although the Arctic fox has a small native population in northern Scandinavia, and while the corsac fox's range extends into European Russia, the red fox is the only fox native to Western Europe, and so is simply called "the fox" in colloquial British English.
The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), or grey fox, is an omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America.This species and its only congener, the diminutive island fox (Urocyon littoralis) of the California Channel Islands, are the only living members of the genus Urocyon, which is considered to be genetically sister to all other living canids.
A new, younger male fox arrived onto scene, one she named Tiger, and he instantly started to duke it out with Bruiser. True to his name, Bruiser often won these fights, but at great personal cost ...
Benjamin, a sly male fox in Little Misfortune. Carmelita Fox, a female fox in Sly Cooper. Corrine in Tales of Symphonia. Crazy Redd, the Black Market salesman from the Animal Crossing games. Fox McCloud and Krystal in Star Fox series. Foxy the Pirate and Mangle from the Five Nights at Freddy's series. Foxy Roxy, a lycra-wearing vixen in Brutal ...
Male fennec fox mounting a female. Fennec foxes mate for life. [12] Captive fennec foxes reach sexual maturity at around nine months and mate between January and April. [13] [14] Female fennec foxes are in estrus for an average of 24 hours and usually breed once per year; the copulation tie lasts up to two hours and 45 minutes. [15]
The kit fox is one of the smallest species of the family Canidae found in North America. It has large ears, between 71 and 95 mm (2.8 and 3.7 in), that help the fox dissipate heat and give it exceptional hearing (much like those of the fennec fox). This species exhibits little sexual dimorphism, with the male being slightly larger. The average ...
Female Bengal fox at den site in the Little Rann of Kutch Male Bengal fox. Bengal foxes are predominantly crepuscular and nocturnal; while individuals may sometimes become active during cool periods of daytime, they typically spend warmer daylight hours under vegetation or in subterranean dens.