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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.
The island fox eats fruits, insects, birds, eggs, land snails, [14] crabs, lizards, amphibians, [14] and small mammals, including deer mice (Peromyscus sp.), as well as human refuse. [14] In addition, they are known to scavenge for food on beaches along the coastline. [14] The fox tends to move around by itself, rather than in packs.
Several years ago, dozens of foxes took over an empty lot in north Fresno because someone was leaving trays of food for them. Fish and Wildlife was able to stop the feeding. Fish and Wildlife was ...
A night time shot of an island fox with three mice in its jaws. The lowest on the food chain are the plants. Deer mice and small vermin, like the spotted skunk, follow, along with insects, lizards, and small birds, mammals and fish. The predatory animals include sharks, orcas (an apex predator), eagles, and foxes.
Red fox fur was sought after by trappers during the early part of the 20th century because it was softer than that of California’s gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus). [26] The State of California banned trapping of Sierra Nevada red foxes in 1974 and listed the subspecies as threatened in 1980. [27] [23]
They were abundant from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, however, due to hunting and habitat encroachment by humans, they were considered extinct in the state by the 1920s.
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
In America, fox hunting is also called "fox chasing", as it is the practice of many hunts not to actually kill the fox (the red fox is not regarded as a significant pest). [16] Some hunts may go without catching a fox for several seasons, despite chasing two or more foxes in a single day's hunting. [ 33 ]