can be found from the Arctic tundra (Arctic fox) to city
center (Red fox). The red fox is the best known fox, he
lives in woods as well as in towns, where he searches
garbage bins for food. Foxes are interesting because they
seem to have characteristics of both dogs and cats. Some
of their cat-like characteristics include: vertical slit
eyes, partially retractable claws, light body weight,
and a stalking and pouncing style of hunting. Foxes are
even good tree climbers, especially the gray fox.
foxes generally have a white belly and almost always have
a white tipped tail, black ears and paws, called socks,
are common. The red fox does have a wide range of possible
colors. Some have a light grey color -- the light silver
fox. One color phase that is prized is the black silver
fox -- the fox is solid black with specks of white hair
on the hind side and the typical white tip. Most Arctic
foxes have a solid white fur color in winter -- however,
some have a solid black or dark blue fur color in winter.
These blue color phase foxes, called Blue Foxes, generally
live along the coast. The Arctic fox's fur changes to
dark brown in summer.