By Abbey Greene
Our furry little friends in the forest are not just cute...there are some things about foxes that not everyone knows.
Red foxes are a member of Jackson's ecosystem and in several other places around the world, including the Arctic Circle, North Africa, North America and Eurasia. Here are a few fun facts about these creatures that you may not have been aware of, until now.
1. Red foxes would be great triathletes.
Red foxes can run up to 31 mph, jump over 6 ft high fences, and they can even swim. ​
​2. Their tail is over half its body length.
(70% of its head and body length long, to be exact.)
3. Red foxes’ forepaws have five toes, while their hind feet only have four! (And they don’t have dewclaws either.)
4. Females are actually called vixens.
​Meanwhile, males are called dog foxes, and young foxes are called cubs, pups, or kits.
5. Red foxes have supersonic hearing! Well, almost.
They can hear crows in flight from up to a third of a mile away, a grouse changing roosts at 600 paces, and even a little mouse squeak from 100 metres away. Reportedly, they can even hear a watch ticking from 40 yards away! 6. Largely, red foxes are choose one mate to be with for their whole life. That's right, they are monogamous.
7. When afraid, red foxes grin.
​It is a sign of submission, along with arching their backs and bringing themselves lower to the ground while laying their ears back.
8. They don’t make good pets.
Wild animals are meant to live in the wild. Simple as that. ​When it comes to red foxes, many kits are adopted by people who mean well, but it’s unlikely that the pups were abandoned by their mother in the first place. Always respect nature, give them space and trust in the red foxes’ instinct; they will take care of their babies.
122 Comments
2/9/2022 08:12:55 am
I honestly love foxes because their orangish tint and their cute faces.
Bringy thingy
3/31/2022 12:22:57 am
G 4/29/2020 11:12:02 am
red foxes make a good pet in the wild they only ;ive 4 years with a human they live 12 years
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fox
8/22/2020 12:37:17 pm
im with ya
Kassandra
12/9/2020 10:29:10 am
Im with you too.
Mia
2/20/2021 07:24:56 am
Cool I didn’t know that
Matthew
4/22/2021 03:08:43 pm
you are grossly misinformed
noonecanknowmyname
4/28/2021 02:01:57 pm
Sure they might live longer, but that doesn't make them happy to be in captivity
red fox kit
4/30/2021 11:58:46 am
help me 3/29/2022 07:36:56 pm
Red Foxes belong in the wild! Besides, that red fox could have had a mother, and you took that pup away from her. but if its mother was dead, then I would 100% take the pup in. it depends on the perspective.
Lucid_982
5/5/2022 08:55:59 am
thats very true lots of ppl have exsotic animals and help them live longer then they would in the wild.
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5/18/2023 09:11:58 pm
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5/19/2023 12:06:22 pm
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Samuel Lovett
6/23/2020 07:07:10 am
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California
11/21/2021 11:40:06 am
Um 😂 so what does "they can live 12 yrs w/ a human thing" about?
Omar
3/4/2022 05:19:47 am
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5/22/2023 06:15:50 pm
Nice
liley amsdell
12/9/2020 09:39:55 am
why
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AwesoGames
4/26/2021 05:38:25 pm
Oy! Stop please! That's mean >=(
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no
9/7/2021 03:22:04 pm
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2/24/2022 06:48:15 am
ty for let us to use the word and it when i grow up like im 16 yrs old one day when ever i was like 20 yrs old ima get a cute lil red fox and a dog so they can have fun with me and some stuff like that i can take care of the red fox and everything for thank u agine for everything that yall give us amen
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103 Hamster
5/10/2023 03:15:00 pm
BRO. Dude who made tis web literally said FOXES DON'T MAKE GOOD PETS!!! No offense but can u read?
103 Hamster
5/10/2023 03:12:03 pm
Bro, thats rude u know i mean calling this stupid? or did you say stopped?
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BlueOcto
10/11/2018 04:36:25 pm
yea
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Laney
4/30/2021 01:55:13 pm
Yah, it was really helpful for my project!
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103 Hamster
5/10/2023 03:16:23 pm
IM ALSO DOING A PROJECT FOR MY TEACHER. JUST SAYING, IM IN GIFTED SO WE HAVE HIGH EXPETATIONS AND I JUST AM IN LOVE WITH THIS
bella
5/3/2022 12:36:31 pm
i really love foxes im even doing a science project on them
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BlueOcto
10/11/2018 04:37:23 pm
Heh SO many facts!
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10/19/2018 09:58:05 am
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Serena
2/25/2020 01:09:37 pm
I love them toooo
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Red fox
3/1/2022 06:50:46 am
So do I
Cara
2/7/2021 10:45:02 am
I love them too
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lol
3/25/2021 10:27:58 am
I LOVE FOXES
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Serena
2/25/2020 01:08:13 pm
OMG i love foxes they are soooooooooooo cute.. :3
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Lucky Fox
2/26/2020 12:02:35 pm
Thank you for putting this info on this website this helped me with my red fox report!!!
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Noah
11/5/2020 08:30:33 am
I’m doing one too!!!
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Katie
12/9/2020 10:30:24 am
Me tooooo!!!!
Dusty-Bun
4/26/2021 07:46:49 am
SAME
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Elo
5/10/2022 07:54:49 am
i like your name, i looooooooooovvvvvvvvveeeeeeeee foxes!!!!
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hi
4/14/2020 02:47:20 pm
hi
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alyssa
4/24/2020 04:04:40 pm
i didnt know thoes facts i want more
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Bod wierdo
5/29/2020 01:25:15 pm
this sight is awesome, it helped me with everything I needed!
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6/4/2020 12:30:42 am
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pawsome
6/29/2020 02:55:45 am
love foxes thanks
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Hex
6/29/2020 02:58:45 am
thank you for making fox
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foxes are awesome
8/22/2020 12:39:49 pm
I love foxes so much im goin to get 1 as a pet they are so cute i agree with jessica munoz
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foxes are aewsome
8/22/2020 12:41:46 pm
red foxes are my favorite animal to
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9/22/2020 09:47:26 pm
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Ellen
10/31/2020 12:05:32 pm
Red foxes do not have 5 toes on the front. I've taught tracking for several years, and this just struck me as "not quite right." I've done some digging around in my books and online, because I know that what shows in a track may not reflect exactly what the whole structure that made the track looks like, but everything I come across agrees: canines have four toes on each foot. Not counting dew claws.
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3/22/2021 06:49:32 am
what??????????????????
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Jackson Wild
11/21/2021 11:47:14 am
Ok, Karen.
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Hi
11/18/2020 05:23:02 pm
I WANT A PET FOX!!!
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Pokémon
2/5/2021 02:46:42 pm
I want more fun fox facts, and it helped me with a assignment that was 5-10 facts long. I love the fun fox facts I would like more please. :3
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why do you need to know?
2/26/2021 09:15:21 am
woah
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Kitty
4/14/2021 10:35:16 am
More facts plz plz plz
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piper weber
4/28/2021 04:41:36 pm
cool i love foxes and will respect them even my cats name is fox!
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jim
5/3/2021 08:02:04 pm
this is a interesting web and great fax i didn,t know
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freddy
11/22/2021 08:50:20 am
I love this
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buet
2/9/2022 09:18:08 am
t7
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Whisperfox
2/16/2022 02:03:08 pm
To have a pet fox and make sure it's happy, you need lots of space so they can roam. I know. I have a pet fox.
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umom.com
4/10/2022 10:19:45 am
bro
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landon
5/17/2022 11:37:35 am
sup
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Anonymus psuedonym
4/20/2023 03:25:25 pm
If i had a dollar for everytime someone said i hate you or had a name relating to a fart i would be rich
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