The last two weeks we have been hearing a mother fox calling out to her young in the woods behind our house. My son has been visiting and spends late hours out on our deck, which allows him to view Floridian naturehttp://www.floridiannature.com/redandgrayfox.htm up close and personal at times.
The young are probably between 3 and 4 months old and are becoming more and more independent.At birth the pups are blind, helpless, and
brownish-black. They nurse for about two months and stay with their
parents for about 6 months. The den site is usually a dug out
underground burrow, through they sometimes may enlarge the burrow of
gopher tortoise or armadillo. The dens are usually 20-40 feet long and
3-4 deep, with multiple entrances.
The
red fox has the appearance of a small dog and
weighs from 10 to 15 pounds and measures up to 2 feet long with
another foot for a bushy tail. The end of the tail is black, tipped with
white. The Red Fox is most commonly a rusty red, with white underbelly,
black ear tips and legs, and a bushy tail usually with a distinctive
white tip. The "red" tone can vary from dark chestnut to golden.
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