Reports
Sunnylea Junior School
The Grey Fox
| This research report is about the grey fox. The
scientific name of my animal is urocyon cinereoargenteus. It's family it belongs to is the
land mammal family. The status of the grey fox is vulnerable. In my report you will find
an appearance section, a habitat section, a food section, a threats sections and
interesting facts section. The grey fox is not only gray. Only the upper parts of the gray fox are gray. The neck and belly of the fox are white. The colour of the cheeks, legs and chest are orange. There are two black muzzles on the grey fox. There are larger toe pads on the grey fox and its pelage is very different. The baby grey fox weighs 100 grams. The grown up weighs 16 pounds and are 12 - 16 inches in height. The grey fox looks like a red fox but its legs and muzzle are shorter. The habitat of the grey fox is rare because some of its habitat has been polluted. In Canada the grey fox can be found in southern Ontario, southern Manitoba and southern Quebec. They live in woodland, marshes, and rocky terrain. The grey fox has many different kinds of food. It eats small mammals such as rabbits. The grey fox eats fish fruit, wheat, insects, plants, egg, birds, invertebrates and nuts. The grey fox is vulnerable because it has many natural and man made threats. A threat to the young foxes is the great horned owl because it may eat the young. The bobcat and coyote are also a threat to the grey fox. Also men hunt and trap the grey foxes. Also an increase in agricultural lands. The grey fox has few interesting facts. Not too many grey foxes live in Canada. By Jim
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