You can recognize a red fox by its red-orange fur, white neck and chest, bushy tail, and pointy ears. The red fox is relatively small, only weighing between 8 and 15 pounds and reaching a height of about 15 inches. The red fox is mostly a solitary creature, but it will sometimes use its bushy tail to signal to other foxes.
The red fox can be found in many areas of the world, including most of the United States and Canada. It lives in many different environments, and you even can find them in farms and suburban areas. Even though the red fox can be found in many different environments, they might be hard to see because they are shy, nocturnal creatures.
The diet of the red fox is as varied as its habitat. It is an omnivore and eats many small mammals, birds, berries, leaves, and grass. The red fox also will eat grasshoppers, crickets, and caterpillars.
The red fox usually likes to be out in the open, only using a den for breeding. When it needs a den, it will find an abandoned den from another animal. Mostly, the red fox will sleep out in the open, even in winter, with nothing but its bushy tail for protection.
Sometime in the late winter to early spring, the foxes will mate. The female will then find or make several dens, in case one gets disturbed, to wait for the arrival of her pups. The brown or gray pups will be born two months later. The mother will bring her young regurgitated food for them to eat until they are old enough to catch and eat their own prey. The pups stay with their mother for about seven months.
