-Adults also disperse, remaining solitary until the next breeding season. The adult Red Fox has few enemies other than humans and the automobile, but rabies, mange, and distemper are also problems.
-…competition with the Coyote, which is also spreading farther afield, may have a restraining effect.
-No dens
-The hearing of the Red Fox differs from that of most mammals in that it is most sensitive to low-frequency sounds. The fox listens, for example, for the underground digging, gnawing, and rustling of small mammals. When it hears such sounds, it frantically digs into the soil or snow to capture the animal.
-The Red Fox is cat-like in stalking its prey. It hunts larger quarry, such as rabbits, by moving in as close as possible, then attempting to run the prey down when it bolts.
-Regarded as the embodiment of cunning, the Red Fox is believed by many field observers merely to be extremely cautious and, like other canids, capable of learning from experience.
-…shy, nervous, and primarily nocturnal
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