Facts about fox

Hello Everyone! Last week I wrote about the activities that people do during the hunt, bout in the post of the week I’m going to talk about some interesting facts about foxes. I think that foxes are really special and I think that they have a lot of interesting facts to surprise us. Well, I’m going to start with the list:

-The fox is considered to be a sacred animal in Japan

-The sexual maturity is about 10 months of age.

The red fox prefers open country habitat but the grey fox prefers dense areas for survival.

-Foxes are the smallest members of the dog family.

-Foxes help with the balance of the ecological cycle because they kill rodent and help to control an excess of the population.

-The foxes can be found in almost every kind of habitat. This show their ability to adapt to the presence of humans.

-Foxes are solitary.

-Foxes are similar to cats and dogs, but they generally avoid contact with these animals.

- The female fox is called vixen, but humans used this word to describe an attractive but cunning woman.

These are some interesting facts about the foxes. It was really interesting to investigate about it and also really fun. I hope you enjoy it (: 

Bibliography

Sartore, Joel. National Geographic . <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/red-fox/>.