URBAN FOXES

URBAN

FOXES

LIFE ON THE STREETS

While most humans are winding down at the end of the day, red foxes are just waking up and emerging from their daytime retreats. These beautiful and resourceful animals can often be seen scavenging from our leftovers, hunting small prey such as rats, and using their charm to be frequently fed by human admirers. They thrive in our cities mostly unnoticed by their human neighbours, patrolling the streets mainly under the cover of darkness, but sometimes they can be spotted during daylight hours.

Although foxes belong to the Canidae (dog) family, they share many characteristics with cats. They have slender bodies, long sensitive whiskers and vertically oriented pupils that allow them to see in low light. They’re very agile and able to squeeze through small gaps, allowing them to navigate through the varied urban environment with ease. They even hunt in the same manner as cats by stalking and pouncing on their prey.

While most humans are winding down at the end of the day, red foxes are just waking up and emerging from their daytime retreats. These beautiful and resourceful animals can often be seen scavenging from our leftovers, hunting small prey such as rats, and using their charm to be frequently fed by human admirers.

They thrive in our cities mostly unnoticed by their human neighbours, patrolling the streets mainly under the cover of darkness, but sometimes they can be spotted during daylight hours. No other native British mammal divides opinion as much as the red fox. Many see them as vermin and a nuisance, but in my opinion we should be proud to have them live alongside us.

Although foxes belong to the Canidae (dog) family, they share many characteristics with cats. They have slender bodies, long sensitive whiskers and vertically oriented pupils that allow them to see in low light. They’re very agile and able to squeeze through small gaps, allowing them to navigate through the varied urban environment with ease. They even hunt in the same manner as cats by stalking and pouncing on their prey.

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