Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) - Other Names - Kit Fox - The Swift Fox
is about the size of a house cat and is the smallest of the
American foxes. It has pale yellow fur with brownish ears and a
fluffy tail with a black spot at the base of its tail and at the
tip. - Life History - Swift Foxes are characteristically
nocturnal animals, although they are sometimes active during the
daytime as well. The leave their dens at night to hunt and
rarely move far from their dens. They rely on speed and nearness
to their dens for safety. Foxes from many different family
groups may hunt in the same territory, but not necessarily at
the same time. Their diet is composed mainly of small mammals
such as kangaroo rats, jackrabbits, cottontails, and rodents,
but they will also eat insects, small birds, lizards,
amphibians, and fish. Swift Foxes pair up in the fall and have
their litters in early spring. Most Swift Foxes have three to
six babies in a litter. Swift Foxes are not very suspicious of
humans, so that they are easily trapp