We all know our common fox but did you know that there are actually 37 different type of species.
Fox Facts
The fox is member of the dog family, but even though they're in the dog family there are then only dog type that can retract there claws like how cats do.
All animals have a special name for the different gender like how the male fox is call a Tod or a Dog Fox and female are Vixen and baby foxes are called pups, kits or cubs and a group is call a skulk or leash.
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Although there are 37 different species of foxes only 12 of them are a true fox.
Arctic Fox
Bengal Fox
Blanford's Fox
Cape Fox
Fennec Fox
Kit Fox
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Vulpes/Red Fox
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Pale Fox
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Corsac Fox
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The red foxes are solitary hunters who feed on rodents such as rabbits, birds, and other small critters, but they can be flexible with their diet so they can also eat fruit, vegetables, fish, frogs and even worms.
The grey fox has a very long tail with black on the tip of it. Grey foxes don't have a bushy tail like the other fox species do, Full grown males weigh about 15 pounds and about 15 inches in height and the female are about 8 pounds and a average of 12 inches. Grey foxes have a black coat of fur all over their bodies while the white is often limited to the faces and the belly area. The grey fox has extremely sharp claws and they keep them out all the time. They use them for digging den and getting food sources that are underground. They also use them to capture prey and to fight off predator they may come across. The grey fox has a body that is build for speed so they can move quickly for a long period of time. The gray fox may a have a slender body but they are strong animal, also the gray foxes are only fox species that can climb trees. The grey fox is an endangered species, they live in some other National Parks in Canada like Point Pelee and some others.