Science
Strategies to Adapt and Survive
by Lucy Ji, age 11
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Although most people don’t know much about foxes, they are fascinating creatures. They are cunning and resourceful, and they can adapt to many different kinds of environments.

There are many different kinds of foxes but the red fox is the most common. The red fox is easy to identify because of its orange-red fur and white chin and belly. This fox normally lives in woodlands, farmlands, and meadows throughout Canada.

These foxes are omnivorous, meaning they eat both meat and vegetables. They typically eat fruit, grass, and small rodents.

The common grey fox lives in a similar habitat as the red fox, but it lives in the eastern United States. Some also live in the western and southwestern United States. But unlike other foxes, grey fox climb trees very well to reach bird eggs and fruits.

The kit fox and the swift fox were once thought to be different species, but now they are known to scientist as the same animal. The kit fox is nocturnal, which means it travels and hunts at night. It eats small animals, large insects, berries, and grass.

The fox is becoming extinct in certain areas, often because they eat poisoned bait used by humans to control coyote populations.

The arctic fox lives in snowy and icy areas in western Alaska and northern Canada. The arctic fox‘s fur changes from brown to white during winter to blend in with the snow. In the summer, arctic fox feed on a variety of small animals, birds, bird eggs, and berries. In winter, when food is scarce, they mainly scavenge on the meat left behind by other animals like Polar Bears.

Foxes are resilient, highly adaptable creatures. They live all over North America and can be found in the American Southwest, along both coasts, and even in the frozen tundra of Alaska and Canada. 

[Source: The Encyclopedia of North American Animals]

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