Name: Tran Duc Anh Class: 4B
URBAN FOXES
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FACTS:
Foxes are mainly nocturnal mammals and spend the hours of darkness hunting
for, and scavenging, food.
Foxes can live for about 12 to 15 years, but life expectancy in urban areas is much
shorter and most foxes survive for about two to three years.
Up to 50 per cent of the UK’s fox population is killed on the roads.
Up to 80 per cent of fox cubs die before reaching sexual maturity and consequently,
never breed
The problem of fox noise is seasonal and lasts for just a couple of weeks.
Foxes generally avoid contact with dogs and cats.
Foxes prefer suburban areas, with large gardens where they can find shelter beneath
shrubbery, sheds, and in other quiet areas.
Foxes breed just once a year.
Foxes can carry the same diseases as domestic dogs.
Foxes are omnivorous.
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