{"id":823,"date":"2023-10-13T08:28:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T06:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vildriket.se\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=823"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:12:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:12:04","slug":"red-fox","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/vildriket.se\/en\/animals\/red-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Red fox"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mammals<\/mark>\n<\/div>

The red fox<\/h1><\/div>

Vulpes vulpes<\/h2><\/div>

The Red Fox is a canid that is widespread over the northern hemisphere. In Sweden, it occurs from the northernmost wildernesses to the villa garden in the south. This is probably partly due to its great ability to utilize different types of food. \u201cSly as a fox\u201d is a well-known saying in Sweden. And of course, the fox is a wise and instructive dog that can relatively easily become tame in the aspect that they show no great fear of humans.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The <\/span>foxes are common in our fairy tales <\/span>and usually represent a crafty and cunning <\/span>personality. They have orange fur, but they can <\/span>also be beige, brown, almost black or silver <\/span>colored. In the summer the fox looks leggy and <\/span>slim but in winter it gets a thicker coat making <\/span>it look chubbier with shorter legs and a furry <\/span>tail. Foxes eat anything; rodents, birds, eggs, <\/span>carcasses, insects, frogs and berries. Foxes live <\/span>in couples or family groups consisting of one <\/span>female and one male and several of their grown <\/span>young, who help take care of younger offspring.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Did you know that:<\/h3><\/div>

Foxes rarely grow older than 10 years in the wild.<\/p>\n

If you find a bird taken by a fox, the feathers are cut off, while birds of prey pull out the feathers.<\/p>\n

Mortality rates vary between 7-70% depending on food availability (vole)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Fact<\/b><\/p>\n

Class: <\/b>Canids (Canidae)<\/span><\/p>\n

Scientific name: <\/b>vulpes vulpes<\/p>\n

Conservations status: L<\/b><\/p>\n

Size: <\/b>40 cm tall, 75 cm long.<\/span><\/p>\n

Weight: <\/b>Males 6-10 kg, females 5-7 kg<\/span><\/p>\n

Number of youngs: <\/b>3-6 puppies, blind at birth but open their eyes after 12 days. The newborn weighs about 100g and nurses for 3-4 weeks. They are fully weaned at about 8 weeks of age and reach sexual maturity at 1 year of age.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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