Foxes

=Foxes= Foxes are small mammals ,a bit smaller than the average dog. They have a long narrow snout, a bushy tail, sharp teeth and clever brains. They have long legs to pounce on their prey. Foxes are carnivores. They eat smaller animals like rats, mice, large insects like grasshoppers, and sometimes fruit. There are many kinds of foxes all over the world. They can live in the city and the country, anywhere they can find food.

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Fennec foxes are small foxes that live in the African desert. They are very small (24–41 cm long) and have very large ears. Their fur is fluffy and their colour is cream. They have black tips on their long tails. They bark and snarl, but they can also purr like cats. They eat rats and mice, insects, birds, eggs and rabbits. They dig a den in the sand to live in.

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Arctic Foxes
Arctic foxes live in the Arctic where there is snow nearly all the time.

They have very thick fur to keep them warm. In winter their fur is white so the foxes are hard to see in the snow, but in summer their fur is brown. They have a big bushy tail to wrap round themselves to keep warm. They have small ears and short legs. They have furry paws so they can walk on the ice. It is about 85.3 cm long from nose to tail.

Arctic foxes hunt any small animal it can find. They eat owls, seal pups, birds' eggs, hares voles, and lemmings. (Lemmings and voles are like tiny mice). They also eat berries and seaweed. If it is really hungry an Arctic fox will eat polar bear poo.

The Arctic Fox builds a den in the side of a hill or a river bank.

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