RED FOXES

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RED FOXES

Fri, 04/24/2020 - 01:51
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JEFFERSON CITY – Watching red foxes in action, one can see how the saying “smart as a fox” came to be, Missouri Department of Conservation, or MDC, information states. With sharp senses, adaptability and some help from the Earth’s magnetic field, red foxes are the largest number of their species in the world and they are found throughout Missouri. Red foxes are highly adaptable mammals, at home from the country to the city in Missouri. They prefer the edges of forests and fields and can be seen on golf courses and city parks. Red foxes are in the canid, or dog, family. They also share some behaviors with cats, such as stalking and pouncing on prey, running sideways and walking on toes. Red foxes can run nearly 30 miles per hour and leap fences. Although they come in many shades, their telltale sign is their white-tipped tail. Nearly all red foxes have this marking. Their bushy tail is used for balance, warmth and signaling others. Red foxes make sounds that span five octaves. Adults…

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