Oh my goodness! The fennec fox is so unbelievably cute! These are WILD ANIMALS, but some people seem to think they are suitable as pets because they are related to dogs and can adapt to some domesticated animal behaviors. But, in my opinion, they aren't meant to be pets...they are WILD ANIMALS. Ok, now that I've gotten that out of my system, lets get on with this... Unfortunately, they are also an "at risk" species - not listed as endangered or threatened, but a species under enough stress to be on its way to those categories.
Some great pictures and videos from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, IL HERE.
The fennec fox in its natural desert habitat:
Fennec fox kits at the Palm Beach Zoo:
Several fennec fox coloring pages HERE.
More information about the fennec fox from the Pueblo Zoo, and scroll to the bottom for a coloring page, HERE.
Beyond adorable photos and some information about some fennec foxes born at the Krakow Zoo in Poland, HERE.
I specifically avoided including videos and pages about keeping fennec foxes as pets because these are WILD ANIMALS, even if they can adapt in many ways to domestic life. This video from the Adelaide Zoo in Australia, shows how fennec foxes are trainable, much like a dog, but again, this is still a wild animal, and he is being trained in a zoo, not a home:
Showing posts with label fox. Show all posts
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Friday, July 6, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Red Fox
The red fox is adorable....to some people. Unfortunately, the red fox can also be quite a bit of a pest. It all depends on where you live, and your perspective. Read and watch on to find out why...
Sweet video of a family of red foxes living in Dublin, Ireland. This is the first of six videos of the same family of foxes. Please note, the videos in the playlist don't correspond to the playlist itself - 1/6 is not the first video!
A brief documentary on the red fox...and I mean brief! Only about 2 1/4 minutes, including credits!
A very simple red fox coloring page HERE.
A red fox coloring page from the USGS kid's website (this link is to a PDF) HERE.
Check out this insanely detailed fact page for the red fox on the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's Animal Diversity Web HERE.
Another fact page about the red fox. Not quite as intense as the University of Michigan page though, and has a paw print example at the bottom of the page. Click HERE.
I considered not including this documentary, but it does highlight how urban wild red foxes can be both a joy and a curse. Please read the notes for each segment before watching. "Meet the Foxes" is a 6 part documentary (each part is fairly short...about 8 or 9 minutes). The videos do have some mild swear words (like the British "bugger off"). Just FYI... This documentary is about red foxes (primarily one family of them in London, England.
Part I:
Part II HERE. Please note! Shows a red fox that has been hit by a car. It doesn't show the fox actually getting hit, but does show its body on the sidewalk afterwards, including some close ups and disposal of the fox's body.
Part III HERE. Discusses mating habits, and does show foxes mating. The video also discusses incest among foxes. Just FYI again... This part also discusses an ill fox, and having to put it down (kill it) due to how sick it is.
Part IV HERE. Shows chickens that have been killed, and mutilated by foxes. Graphic.
Part V HERE. Discusses the "dispatching" of red foxes that are considered pests, primarily by shooting them.
Part VI HERE. Starts with a fox being shot as the means of "dispatching" her, and then the same being done to her mate. The shooting IS shown. At the end, the guy who wanted them shot finds out that doing so didn't change anything...
Although this isn't about the red fox, but rather about color, here is a page with some activities that can be used with the Eric Carle book Hello, Red Fox. Click HERE.
Sweet video of a family of red foxes living in Dublin, Ireland. This is the first of six videos of the same family of foxes. Please note, the videos in the playlist don't correspond to the playlist itself - 1/6 is not the first video!
A brief documentary on the red fox...and I mean brief! Only about 2 1/4 minutes, including credits!
A very simple red fox coloring page HERE.
A red fox coloring page from the USGS kid's website (this link is to a PDF) HERE.
Check out this insanely detailed fact page for the red fox on the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's Animal Diversity Web HERE.
Another fact page about the red fox. Not quite as intense as the University of Michigan page though, and has a paw print example at the bottom of the page. Click HERE.
I considered not including this documentary, but it does highlight how urban wild red foxes can be both a joy and a curse. Please read the notes for each segment before watching. "Meet the Foxes" is a 6 part documentary (each part is fairly short...about 8 or 9 minutes). The videos do have some mild swear words (like the British "bugger off"). Just FYI... This documentary is about red foxes (primarily one family of them in London, England.
Part I:
Part II HERE. Please note! Shows a red fox that has been hit by a car. It doesn't show the fox actually getting hit, but does show its body on the sidewalk afterwards, including some close ups and disposal of the fox's body.
Part III HERE. Discusses mating habits, and does show foxes mating. The video also discusses incest among foxes. Just FYI again... This part also discusses an ill fox, and having to put it down (kill it) due to how sick it is.
Part IV HERE. Shows chickens that have been killed, and mutilated by foxes. Graphic.
Part V HERE. Discusses the "dispatching" of red foxes that are considered pests, primarily by shooting them.
Part VI HERE. Starts with a fox being shot as the means of "dispatching" her, and then the same being done to her mate. The shooting IS shown. At the end, the guy who wanted them shot finds out that doing so didn't change anything...
Although this isn't about the red fox, but rather about color, here is a page with some activities that can be used with the Eric Carle book Hello, Red Fox. Click HERE.
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