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Post by QueenFoxy on May 18, 2019 13:21:51 GMT -6
🦊 10 Fascinating Facts About Foxes ~![]()  |
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 18, 2019 13:25:35 GMT -6
Foxes are members of the dog family. A female fox is called a “vixen”, a male fox is called a “dog fox” or a “tod” and baby foxes are called “pups”, “kits” or “cubs”. A group of foxes is called a “skulk” or a “leash”.  |
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Post by susan on May 18, 2019 14:15:45 GMT -6
i knew all that, but not tod, now that's a new bie for me or what a group is called
thank you foxy for teaching us something new all the time....
susan
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 19, 2019 5:10:39 GMT -6
I did not know what a group of foxes was called; a leash or a skulk ... very interesting.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 19, 2019 9:11:57 GMT -6
2. Foxes are the only type of dog capable of retracting their claws like cats do. Foxes also have vertical pupils that look more like those of cats than the rounded pupils that other dogs have.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2019 5:21:47 GMT -6
I wonder if that was why the fox was named Todd in Disney's Fox and the Hound?
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Post by Vicky G on May 20, 2019 5:24:27 GMT -6
Thanks Foxy, I didn't know what a group of Foxes were called either. I just think they are so cute and I couldn't hurt one to save my life. I know they can tear a henhouse apart but that's nature, all nature can be savage at times. Foxes need food just the same as we do.
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 20, 2019 5:49:19 GMT -6
I love their cat like eyes  |
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 20, 2019 11:42:33 GMT -6
I have always oved foxes. I think they are foxy and cute and I think I would love to have one for a pet.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 20, 2019 11:45:58 GMT -6
3. There are many different types of foxes, and they are the most widespread species of wild dog in the world. Foxes live just about everywhere – in the countryside, cities, forests, mountains and grasslands. Arctic foxes live in cold climates far north, and fennec foxes live in the North African desert.  ~ |
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 21, 2019 5:10:37 GMT -6
It is good they are so adaptable and live all over the world.
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Post by Vicky G on May 21, 2019 5:12:29 GMT -6
I believe there are bats with foxlike faces too. Just gorgeous. |
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 21, 2019 11:00:32 GMT -6
4. When fox pups are born, they are unable to see, hear or walk, and their mother must take very good care of them. When the pups are young, their father hunts and brings food back for the family. |
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 22, 2019 5:39:19 GMT -6
Yes ... an adorable little fox.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 22, 2019 7:06:06 GMT -6
5. Sadly, some cruel people continue to hunt foxes and ridiculously call it a “sport”. In 2004, a law was enacted in England and Wales to ban hunting foxes with dogs, an activity in which hunters would ride on horses following a number of dogs who would pursue the exhausted fox before ripping the animal apart. However, hunters can still hunt and kill foxes by other means. Fox hunting with dogs is still legal in many other places, such as Ireland, North America and Australia. |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2019 3:51:54 GMT -6
yeah...makes me sick how we treat animals
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 23, 2019 5:25:21 GMT -6
This is evil, hunting foxes should be outlawed everywhere.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 23, 2019 10:20:41 GMT -6
I agree with that. The hunting of any animal that is not to be used as food is wrong.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 23, 2019 10:23:08 GMT -6
6. Foxes eat just about anything, including berries, worms, spiders and small animals such as mice and birds. If they live in the city, they eat rubbish that people leave out. If they have extra food, they hide it in a small hole and eat it later when they are hungry. |
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 24, 2019 5:10:00 GMT -6
I love foxes but not what they eat ... LOL
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 24, 2019 9:02:45 GMT -6
Me too, Rick, but I sure am glad they eat the spiders, worms and mice. Helps to keep them under control.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 24, 2019 9:06:52 GMT -6
7. Foxes have beautiful fur, and as a result, the heartless fur industry both breeds captive foxes and traps foxes in the wild. Eighty-five percent of the fur industry’s skins come from animals living in captivity on fur factory farms. At these farms, animals are kept in small cages and are unable to take more than a few steps back and forth. Because fur farmers care only about preserving the quality of the fur, they use slaughter methods such as anal electrocution that keep the fur intact but result in extreme suffering for the animals. |
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 25, 2019 5:38:24 GMT -6
A terrible industry this is, poor animals.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 25, 2019 8:25:51 GMT -6
It is very sad, Rick.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 25, 2019 8:28:27 GMT -6
8. Grey foxes who live in North America are the only type of dogs who can climb trees!  ~ |
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See you all more tomorrow. Happy Friday/weekend everyone