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5. Have you ever heard the fox bark? Did it sound like the bark 

 of a dog? How does the fox express anger? Pleasure? 



6. When chased by dogs, in what 

 direction does the fox run ? Describe 

 all of the tricks which you know by 

 which the fox throws the dog off the 

 scent. 



7. When are the young foxes 

 born? How many in a litter? What 

 color are they? How do they play 

 with each other? How do they learn 

 to hunt? 



Supplementary reading Red Fox 

 by Roberts; Silver Fox by Thompson 

 Seton; Little Beasts of Field and 

 Wood, page 25; Squirrels and Other 

 Fur Bearers, chapter 7 ; Fox Ways in 

 Ways of Wood Folk; The Springfield Fox in Wild Animals I Have 

 Known; Familiar Wild Animals; Familiar Life in Field and Forest, page 

 213; American Animals, page 264; Nights with Uncle Remus. 



"Got a bite". 



A pet red fox. 

 Photo by Fred S. Charles. 



