A fox is wild animal that belongs to the dog family. It is related to the dog and the wolf. The fox looks like a wolf, but it is
smaller and has a longer, fluffier tail and longer hair. Its muzzle is more pointed. The red fox gets its name from its reddish color. It is found in the United States. The red fox is helpful to humans by eating rodents such as mice that eat crops. It also eats chickens and ducks that are not penned. In this way, the red fox is not helpful to humans. Red fox pups are born in the spring. The mother and father fox watch over the pups for about three months. After that the red fox pups survive by themselves without mother and father. Are red foxes sly? If you catch a red fox, it will pretend to be dead. Then, when the coast is clear, it will run for freedom. That sounds sly to me! To what family does a fox belong?
