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red fox
noun
: a usually orange-red to reddish-brown Holarctic fox (Vulpes vulpes) that has a white-tipped tail compare silver fox sense 1
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In recent years the virus has spilled over into red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), bears (Ursus americanus), and harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).
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New Atlas, 25 July 2024
Despite being half the age of most wildlife photographers, Parham has covered a lot of ground in the Bay Area — documenting birds of prey, bobcats, coyotes and the thieving red foxes whose antics stealing food from distracted golfers are infamous at San Jose’s Los Lagos Golf Course.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
Deer, red fox and coyotes can be spotted traipsing around the park.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
The virus has infected mammals, too, including bobcats, raccoons, red foxes and a dolphin in Florida, which died.
—Sam Ogozalek, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
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New Atlas, 25 July 2024
Despite being half the age of most wildlife photographers, Parham has covered a lot of ground in the Bay Area — documenting birds of prey, bobcats, coyotes and the thieving red foxes whose antics stealing food from distracted golfers are infamous at San Jose’s Los Lagos Golf Course.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
Deer, red fox and coyotes can be spotted traipsing around the park.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
The virus has infected mammals, too, including bobcats, raccoons, red foxes and a dolphin in Florida, which died.
—Sam Ogozalek, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
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“Red fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20fox. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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