Red Fox The Catlike Canine |
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| Author:
| Henry, J. David |
| Series title: | Smithsonian Nature Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56098-635-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1996 |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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In this engaging introduction to the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), J. David Henry recounts his years of field research on this flame-colored predator. With its catlike whiskers, teeth, and paws, as well as vertical-slit pupils, the North American red fox not only resembles but often behaves like a feline, especially when hunting. Probing the reasons for these similarities, Henry reveals the behavior and ecology of a species that thrives from the edge of suburbia to the cold northern tundra.
In this engaging introduction to the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), J. David Henry recounts his years of field research on this flame-colored predator. With its catlike whiskers, teeth, and paws, as well as vertical-slit pupils, the North American red fox not only resembles but often behaves like a feline, especially when hunting. Probing the reasons for these similarities, Henry reveals the behavior and ecology of a species that thrives from the edge of suburbia to the cold northern tundra.