Pages

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Florida Fauna & Flora – Red Fox

 


Florida Fauna & Flora – Red Fox

NOVEMBER 01, 2021

Category: FLORIDA FAUNA & FLORA

 November 1, 2021 – SECO Energy

Florida Fauna & Flora – Red Fox

Red foxes are the size of a small dog and weigh 10 to 15 pounds.

Not including their long, bushy tails, they measure about 2 feet long.

Red foxes have red hair that varies from rust-colored to golden-red, white bellies, black ear tips and legs.

Their hairy, red, bushy tails usually have a white tip.

This fox is primarily nocturnal, but you may find it feeding during the day. It is most active at dawn and dusk. Its diet includes rabbits, mice and rats. It may kill more than it can eat and bury the extra for a later meal.

Red fox pairs usually mate for life. Breeding takes place in late fall or winter, with gestation lasting 53 days.

An average of 5 blind, helpless pups are born per litter that nurse for 2 months and live and learn from adults for about 6 months.

Red foxes are a naturalized but not native Florida animal.

A naturalized animal has moved into an area and adapted, created a stable or expanding population, and does not require aid for survival or reproduction.

Fun Fauna Fact:

Gray foxes are often confused with red foxes because much of their hair is red.

Red foxes are found in fields and weedy pastures, while gray foxes are more often found in heavily wooded areas.

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | FWC (myfwc.com)

Read the full November 2021 SECO News online.

 

Shechaim’s Children’s Story

 


Children’s Storey | Shechaim's News of the Day (wordpress.com)



No comments:

Post a Comment

A Date Which Will Live in Infamy"

Franklin D. Roosevelt,  "December 7th, 1941  A Date Which Will Live in Infamy"   420,000 American Deaths! Donald trumps “December...