gray fox
noun
: a fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) with coarse gray hair and white underparts that occurs from southern Canada to northern South America
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A lot of cottontails and gray squirrels had been popping up on trail cameras, along with gray fox, opossum, feral cats, and deer; cougars eat them all.
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
On March 28, a gray fox was captured and euthanized after the animal attacked a person in Tucson.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
The museum is adjacent to Saguaro National Park in western Tucson, where a rabid gray fox attacked three hikers within three days in early April, McClatchy News previously reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
The wee critters were taken to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center (SWCC), which identified them as gray foxes, the nonprofit said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
On March 28, a gray fox was captured and euthanized after the animal attacked a person in Tucson.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
The museum is adjacent to Saguaro National Park in western Tucson, where a rabid gray fox attacked three hikers within three days in early April, McClatchy News previously reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
The wee critters were taken to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center (SWCC), which identified them as gray foxes, the nonprofit said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Gray fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20fox. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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