Subordinate vixens may become pregnant, but usually fail to whelp, or have their kits killed postpartum by either the dominant female or other subordinates | Secondary prey species include birds with , and predominating , , , , , , , other and , and |
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Red foxes are still widely persecuted as pests, with human-caused deaths among the highest causes of mortality in the species | The red fox has been implicated in the extinction or decline of several native Australian species, particularly those of the family , including the |
Non-breeding vixens will guard, play, groom, provision and retrieve kits, an example of.
21Kits begin emitting the " wow wow wow" call at the age of 19 days, when craving attention | In Israel, red foxes share their habitat with |
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Many of Reynard's adventures may stem from actual observations on fox behaviour; he is an enemy of the wolf and has a fondness for blackberries and grapes | Like the cat, the fox has sensitive whiskers and spines on its tongue |
Up to 60 species are known to infect captive-bred foxes in , while 20 are known in the wild.
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