|Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)| A fox is a small mammalian carnivore.
They hunt and eat live prey, mostly rabbits and rodents (rats
and mice). They may also eat grasshoppers, birds' eggs, and even
fruit and berries. Sometimes they eat carrion. Foxes are the
smallest members of the dog family Canidae. There are 27 species
of fox. They are swift and agile runners, and live in family
groups. A female fox is called a vixen, and the male is called a
dog. Foxes' plump bushy tail is easily seen, and is a food store
for wintertime. A fox can use its tail for sending signals to
its family members. Foxes are found throughout all continents
(except Antarctica), mostly living in forest, shrubland, and
desert regions. They were not native to Australia, but were
introduced in some way. In the United Kingdom, it was a common
sport for people to hunt foxes with horses and dogs. This is now
banned. - "Most agricultural damage is caused by rabbits, and
this can be considerable. Yet in lowland areas, rabbits comprise
45 to 70 per cen