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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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This year, two bottlenose dolphins, two harbor seals and a pair of red foxes have made the list.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Domestic cats are the third most common detection of H5N1 in non-farm mammals in the US, behind red foxes and mice.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Both Arctic and red foxes hunt in the snow by using their sensitive hearing to locate the precise location of tunneling rodents.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
False Cape is also where an array of wildlife make their home, including loggerhead turtles, red foxes, and more than 300 species of nesting and migratory songbirds.
—AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Domestic cats are the third most common detection of H5N1 in non-farm mammals in the US, behind red foxes and mice.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Both Arctic and red foxes hunt in the snow by using their sensitive hearing to locate the precise location of tunneling rodents.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
False Cape is also where an array of wildlife make their home, including loggerhead turtles, red foxes, and more than 300 species of nesting and migratory songbirds.
—AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Red fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20fox. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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