Fox

The fox is an especially popular animal in the Furry Fandom. The word gown is used in several contexts in clothing and fashion:. The words "fox" or "foxy" have become synonymous slang in Western society for an individual (most often female) with sex appeal. Gowning refers to putting on a cleanroom suit. In Japanese folklore, the fox-like kitsune is a powerful animal spirit (Yōkai) that is highly mischievous and cunning. Hospital gown. In The Little Prince a fox indicates the true value of things like friendship. Bedgown.

Some well-known stories involving foxes are found in Aesop's fables; another is the medieval story of Reynard. Wedding gown. In many cultures, the fox is a familiar animal of folklore, a symbol of cunning and trickery. For academic gowns, also called cap and gown, see academic regalia. Stone carvings representing foxes have been found in the early settlement of Göbekli Tepe in eastern Turkey. The most common usage is evening gown, women's formal attire. The first example of the introduction of the fox into a new habitat by humans seems to be Neolithic Cyprus.

Historians believe foxes were being imported into non-native environments long before the colonial era. They have been successfully employed to control pests on fruit farms, leaving the fruit intact.[1]. Foxes can be used for helpful environmental purposes as well. On the other hand, many fox species are endangered.

In some countries, such as Australia, with no strong competitors, imported foxes quickly devastate native wildlife and become a serious invasive pest. The former is used by foxes communicating over long distances, the latter in close quarters. Fox noises can be divided, with a few exceptions, into two different groups: contact sounds and interaction sounds. These sounds grade into one another and span five octaves; each fox has its own characteristically individual voice.

Fox families, however, keep in contact with a wide array of different sounds. Foxes do not come together in chorus like wolves or coyotes do. Foxes include members of the following genera:. Foxes also gather a wide variety of other foods ranging from grasshoppers to fruit and berries.

Using a pouncing technique practiced from an early age, they are usually able to kill their prey quickly. They are solitary, opportunistic feeders that hunt live prey (especially rodents). Unlike many canids, foxes are not pack animals. For example, the Desert Fox has large ears and short fur, whereas the Arctic Fox has small ears and thick, insulating fur.

Other physical characteristics vary according to their habitat. Recognizable characteristics also include pointed muzzles and bushy tails. With most species roughly the size of a domestic cat, foxes are smaller than other members of the family Canidae, such as wolves, jackals, and domestic dogs. .

A group of foxes is a skulk. Male foxes are known as dogs, tods or reynard, females are referred to as vixens, and their young are called kits or cubs, as well as pups. Fox terminology is different from that used for most canids. The presence of foxes all over the globe has led to their appearance in the popular culture and folklore of many nations, tribes, and other cultural groups.

The animal most commonly called a fox in the Western world is the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), although different species of foxes can be found on almost every continent. A fox is a member of any of 27 species of small omnivorous canids. Fuse the Fusion Radio fox. Phil Coates.

Fox McCloud from the Star Fox series of video games. Fox and his mate Vixen led The Animals of Farthing Wood. Miles "Tails" Prower, from Sonic the Hedgehog. Basil Brush, British television personality.

Vulpes (the ten species of "true" foxes, including the Red Fox (vulpis vulpis). Urocyon (Gray Fox and Island Fox). Pseudalopex (four South American species, including the Culpeo). Otocyon (Bat-eared Fox).

Lycalopex (Hoary Fox). Fennecus (Fennec, or Desert Fox). Dusicyon (Falkland Island Fox). Cerdocyon (Crab-eating Fox).

Alopex (Arctic Fox).