Red Fox

• Average weight 7.5-15 lbs.
• Primarily nocturnal.
• Prefer a mixture of forest and open country, frequently hunts the edges of these open habitats.
• Eats rabbits, rodents, reptiles, insects, berries and fruit.
• The white tip on the tail distinguishes the red fox from the gray fox.
• Has moderately long legs that are typically black.
• Its coat is a light orange red and can have a silver or black tint.
• Average of 4-9 pups are born.
• Learn to hunt at three months.
• During breeding season (January and February) foxes can be heard barking at night announcing their presence.
• Den in abandoned groundhog burrows, hollow log or rock crevice.
• The mother and father both supply solid food to the pups until they are weaned.
• Are susceptible to fleas, ticks, worms and red foxes are particularly at risk to sarcoptic mange.
• Distemper and rabies strike fox populations.