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Vulpes: Fox Is A Common Name For Many Species of Alert Omnivorous

Foxes are small-to-medium sized omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. They have triangular ears, pointed snouts, and bushy tails. While 37 species are referred to as foxes, only 12 belong to the true fox genus Vulpes. The red fox is the most common and widespread species found on almost every continent. Foxes' global presence and reputation for cunning has led to their appearance in many cultures and folklore around the world.

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Vulpes: Fox Is A Common Name For Many Species of Alert Omnivorous

Foxes are small-to-medium sized omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. They have triangular ears, pointed snouts, and bushy tails. While 37 species are referred to as foxes, only 12 belong to the true fox genus Vulpes. The red fox is the most common and widespread species found on almost every continent. Foxes' global presence and reputation for cunning has led to their appearance in many cultures and folklore around the world.

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Fox is a common name for many species of alert omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family.

Foxes are small-to-medium-size canids (slightly smaller than a medium-size domestic dog), with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or brush). Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to the Vulpes genus of "true foxes". By far the most common and widespread species of fox is the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), although various species are found on almost every continent. The presence of fox-like carnivores all over the globe, together with their widespread reputation for cunning, has contributed to their appearance in popular culture and folklore in many societies around the world (see also Foxes in culture). The hunting of foxes with packs of hounds, long an established pursuit in Europe, especially the British Isles, was exported by European settlers to various parts of the New World. Foxes

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