Fox Are Smaller Than You Think

Fox Are Smaller Than You Think

Author: Nature Guys November 28, 2017 Duration: 29:36

Carol emails Nature Guys about a problem with fox. Bill and Bob struggle to come up with an answer but are inspired to do a show on foxes. This is an animal that you can occasionally see in the daytime. You might even see a gray fox in a tree!

Our sources for this episode include:

  • Are Red Fox Native? http://www.dfwwildlife.org/foxes_th.pdf
  • What Kind of Foxes Live in Ohio? http://animals.mom.me/kind-foxes-live-ohio-11057.html
  • Fox and Surplus Prey - http://www.thefoxwebsite.net/faq/ruralfoxproblems
  • Fox - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox
  • Sarcoptic Mange In Red Foxes - http://www.foxwoodwildliferescue.org/2017/01/05/treating-sarcoptic-mange-in-red-
    foxes/
  • You Tube Video on Mange - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHe5ycjt-UI

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