- Foxes are one of the most well known wild animals in the UK, they are native to Britain.
- The fox is a member of the dog family
- Foxes are a little bit bigger than a cat
- Foxes can live up to 14 years
- The latin name for fox is “Vulpes Vulpes”
- Foxes can live anywhere, in towns or the countryside
- A female fox is called a Vixen
- A male fox is called a Dog
- Foxes eat almost anything, including berries, worms, spiders and even jam sandwiches
- A fox’s home is called a den or an earth
- A baby fox is called a cub
- The fox is a distant relative of the wolf
- Foxes are mostly active at night
- Foxes hide food to eat later
- Foxes have amazing hearing, they can hear a watch ticking 40 yards (120 foot) away
- Foxes use 28 different types of calls to communicate with each other
- A fox can run 30 miles per hour