Foxes – one of the most attractive predators: red wool, long and fluffy tail, narrow and long muzzle, and also cunning and clever eyes. By the sizes the fox is similar to a small dog. Tone fox fur coats of a fur coat changes from gray to the fiery red.
Northern foxes have almost red color, and what live in the steppe – gray-yellow. There is a representative fox which has some deviations in a habitual color – the silver fox, Red лисахотя actually is an ordinary fox. The black-brown fur is considered the most attractive therefore silver foxes began to part on usual farms.
As the fox very well adapts to environment. It can be met in America, Europe, Asia and even in Africa. The foxes living in the north, have more fluffy and dense fur, besides they are larger than those foxes who live in the south. Foxes very dexterous and quick animals. They run much quicker than dogs. The fox not only dexterous, but also very cunning animal who is capable to foul the trail and to resort to various tricks, getting itself food.
Foxes – remarkable getters who possess a delicate ear, excellent sense of smell, remarkable memory, and also very bright and very observant. For example, the fox will hear the vole at distance of 100 meters. Diet of a fox as predator, consists of the most various animals. The fox eats rabbits, mice, hares, and also she with pleasure will regale on reptiles and amphibious, will dig out to itself a rain worm or will catch crayfish and fish. However a favourite delicacy of a fox there is a bird for this reason it so often goes to hen houses. It is necessary to notice that the fox isn't frightened at all by the neighbourhood with the person. For this reason near the village it is possible to find a fox hole. The diet of a fox also includes also vegetable food – vegetables, apples and berries.
The fox is very useful to the wood in spite of the fact that she absolutely wishes to try зайчатины or to catch a teterka, and also to ruin a two-three of bird's nests. The main diet of a fox consists of any rodents (gophers, mice, voles, etc.) who do irreparable harm to farms. And little young foxes well struggle with such wreckers, as may-bugs.
Marriage games at foxes begin even in the winter (in January-February). Males, declaring the readiness for marriage, attract with the most abrupt short bark. лисаЧасто during this period it is possible to observe a picture when for one female some healthy males run at once. But time when males decide to get force the right to be near this beauty female and then comes. She needs to sit aside and to wait for the winner, watching a fight. Only the strongest of foxes will be awarded such honor. As soon as the techka at a fox will end, couple will run up.
"The fox of seven wolves will carry out", "When the fox reads sermons, exhaust the geese" "A fox and in a dream of hens considers" - so speak about this red cheat, such reputation it to itself I earned by continuous robbery, theft of poultry both other cunnings and tricks.