Fox Biology
- Weight: 8 - 14 lbs.
- Total length = 3-4 ft.
Home Range = 1 - 5 miles
- Mating Season: Jan-Feb
- Gestation Period: 53 days
No. of Young: 2 - 10; ave. = 5
- Birth Interval: 1 year
Lifespan: 15 yearsmaximum in the wild. 4-5 average
Typical diet: small mammals such as rats, mice, and rabbits, insects, wild birds, young livestock (as carrion), fruits, berries, grasshoppers, snakes
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Interesting Fox Facts
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Foxes will often bury leftover food and cache it for later consumption
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Variations in color include black, silver,and cross These genetic variations may appear in the same litter.
Foxes do not chew food, rather tear pieces off and swallow whole
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