F is for Fox #atozchallenge

A to Z April 2017  Challenge – Animals Birds & Insects Pantoum Poetry

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7 April 2017 – F is for Fox

Foxes are small-to-medium-sized, nocturnal mammals
Meaning that the fox only goes out at night to hunt for prey
Foxes live on every continent except Antarctica. They don’t live in NZ
In the wild, the typical lifespan of a fox is six to seven years

Meaning that the fox only goes out at night to hunt for prey
Unlike many canids, foxes are not always pack animals
In the wild, the typical lifespan of a fox is six to seven years
Foxes can be a pest in the cities tearing into rubbish

Unlike many canids, foxes are not always pack animals
Male foxes are known as dogs or reynards
Foxes can be a pest in the cities tearing into rubbish
A group of foxes is referred to as a skulk, leash, or earth

Male foxes are known as dogs or reynards
Females foxes, as vixens, and the young as cubs, pups, or kits
A group of foxes is referred to as a skulk, leash, or earth
The diet of foxes is largely made up of invertebrates such as insects

Females foxes, as vixens, and the young as cubs, pups, or kits
Only the dominant pair of foxes in a group breed
The diet of foxes is largely made up of invertebrates such as insects
They also eat small vertebrates such as reptiles and birds and can include eggs

Only the dominant pair of foxes in a group breed
A litter of young is reared annually in an underground den
They also eat small vertebrates such as reptiles and birds and can include eggs
Vixens are in heat for one to six days, making their reproductive cycle twelve months long

A litter of young is reared annually in an underground den
Once the egg is fertilized, vixen enters a period of gestation lasting from 52 to 53 days.
Vixens are in heat for one to six days, making their reproductive cycle twelve months long
Litter size of four to five with an 80 percent success rate in becoming pregnant

Once the egg is fertilized, vixen enters a period of gestation lasting from 52 to 53 days.
Foxes live on every continent except Antarctica. They don’t live in NZ
Litter size of four to five with an 80 percent success rate in becoming pregnant
Foxes are small-to-medium-sized, nocturnal mammals

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