MAMMALS OF OHIO f i e l d g u i d e
MAMMALS OF OHIO f i e l d g u i d e
MAMMALS OF OHIO f i e l d g u i d e
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CARNIVORA<br />
description<br />
The coat color is a salt and pepper<br />
gray. A black stripe runs from the<br />
base of the tail and ends in a black tip.<br />
Its belly is white and a reddish band<br />
separates it from the gray sides.<br />
habitat<br />
Gray foxes live in mostly wooded<br />
areas and partially open brush<br />
land with little human presence.<br />
reproduction<br />
Breeding takes place in early spring.<br />
An average of four kits are born after<br />
a 53-day gestation period. While the<br />
female is nursing her offspring, the<br />
male will bring her food. By fall of<br />
the same year, the family unit breaks<br />
up when the young are mature<br />
enough to go out on their own.<br />
did you know?<br />
Gray foxes are the only canids (dogs),<br />
in North America that can climb<br />
trees.<br />
© Ohio Division of Wildlife<br />
Gray Fox<br />
Urocyon cinereoargenteus<br />
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