The grey Fox It is one of the most common species to find in Texas, it is distinguished from the others by its gray fur with a tendency to black and above the white color; a group of this species was captured in a photo while they slept in a very tender way in Austin.
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The portal inaturalist.org released the photograph taken by Marissa Vargas on Hundred Oaks Cir, Austin, TX. In it you can see a group of five foxes while they slept, two couples together to give each other warmth and one separately.
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The gray fox, scientifically known as Urocyon cinereoargenteus, is a species of carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family distributed throughout the American continent, from the south of Canada a Venezuela.
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It is one of the two current species grouped within the genus Urocyon, which is indigenous to North America.
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The young are usually born in the spring and a gray fox mother can produce a litter of 3 to 7 young.
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As they grow, the cubs learn to hunt under the guidance of their mother, and in the fall they will set out on their own.
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Characteristics of the gray fox
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They are generally reddish-gray in color and inhabit different types of ecosystems, from tropical to temperate.
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One of their peculiarities is that they have climbing habits, that is why they can be seen at the top of the trees.
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The gray fox feeds on small vertebrates, fruits, and seeds.
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They can live for about 8 years, a longevity common in several species of foxes and is not in danger of extinction.
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