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Leaping Foxes

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In Germany, our most common large mammalian predator is the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes. Foxes are very common in Germany and occur even within cities. However, they tend to be rather secretive due to hunting pressure (by humans, not too many wolves yet in Germany), and are therefore a rare sight especially in densely populated areas.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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On another trip, this time to Slovakia, I heard wolves howling, a wonderfully spine-tingling sound. No, not an Arctic Fox, but a Red Fox in Arctic Finland I may not have seen many wolves, but I have seen lots of foxes (or what I should perhaps call red foxes). I’ve also seen foxes in many other countries.

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I need help

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Ok so for a writing project of mine I have an animal I'm writing that is basically a mix of a bear, a wolf and a fox. Because I know that a lot of the mainstream media on wolves is BS and outdated. And I don't know anything about bear and fox behavior. But I need help doing the research on the behaviorz of these animals.

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Birding Dulan County, Qinghai

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But I have to admit that seeing some of the wolves, foxes, asses, and sheep of Dulan county is nice, at least as long as they do not stand in front of some exciting birds. Tibetan Fox. The Bearded Vulture looks surprisingly like the Night King in “Game of Thrones” Probably not a coincidence. A juvenile nearby.

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A couple of facts :D

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Fixens scream, a surprising amount of people don't know that female foxes scream, during February to December female foxes or Vixens will make this short, high pitched, raspy call that almost sounds like they done dropped something on their toes.

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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The author, conservation biologist Caroline Fox, is observing the albatross’s shadow to the side of the boat. Fox notes the albatross in her “soaking-wet notebook” and watches it circle and fly back into the masking glare. Fox does an excellent job balancing these three elements, keeping the emphasis on the birds.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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In his piece on state agencies, The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Wolves , Mr. Wuerthner states, “Perhaps the most significant and obvious conflict between the goals of the NAMWC and actual behavior of state agencies has to do with management of predators, particularly bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves.

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