The natural history of the world's most widely distributed, and arguably most contentious carnivore; the Red fox.

" The fox walks very slowly with frequent pauses, often followed by a change in direction. The animal's head is held in the normal walking position (just above the horizontal line extending …

Fox fur colouration is under genetic control and, although many of the specifics of how the colours are inherited are still uncertain, it does seem that there are at least two genes at work on …

Red foxes are medium-sized canids with a skull similar to that of a domestic dog, but narrower with a slender, whiskered muzzle and large pointed, erect ears. The fox has an elongated …

The classification of the Red fox worldwide, including subspecies in Britain and North America.

The Red fox is the largest member of the Vulpes genus and shows enormous variation in size across its range; they’re also deceptively difficult to size at distance, often appearing larger …

The Red fox is the most widespread of all wild canids and has the largest natural distribution of any non-human land mammal. The distribution of the fox covers an estimated 70 million sq-km …

The hunting behaviour of Red foxes.A fox worming in a garden in Hampshire, England. Invertebrates make up a significant proportion of the red fox diet in many habitats, particularly …

Fox droppings/scat (indeed, faeces in general) vary in their appearance and consistency according to what the animal has been eating. A glut of earthworms can give the scat a jelly …

The senses of the Red fox: vision, smell, hearing and touch.