Foxes

Fox Eye Color: Understanding the Genetics Behind Their Colors

Fox eye color: kits open their eyes to blue, while adults have amber, yellow, or brown eyes. See the shade for red, Arctic, fennec, and gray foxes.

Foxes symbolize cunning, adaptability, trickery, and transformation. What the fox means in Japanese, Chinese, African, and Native American lore.

Can foxes breed with dogs? Only one hybrid is on record, with a pampas fox, not a true fox. See why chromosome gaps make fox-dog crosses so rare.

Coyote vs fox: coyotes weigh 20 to 50 pounds, red foxes 8 to 15. Tell them apart by size, color, tail, habitat, pack life, and calls.

Pizza isn't a good food for foxes. The salt, fat, cheese, and processed meat can upset their digestion. What to offer a fox instead of a slice.

Foxes can eat plain popcorn as a rare treat, but salt, butter, and hard kernels cause trouble. How popcorn and dry corn fit a fox's diet.

Do foxes eat rabbits? Yes, rabbits are one of their main prey, especially in winter. How foxes hunt and eat them, and how to protect pet rabbits.

Yes, foxes eat berries like blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries, mostly in late summer and fall. They also spread the seeds in their scat.

Do foxes eat deer? Adult deer are too big for them, but foxes sometimes prey on small fawns. How the two animals interact and what foxes eat.

Yes, foxes eat mice and rats. Small rodents are a staple of the fox diet, and foxes find them by sound and smell, then pounce or dig them out.