gray foxes

Tree-climbing wild dogs

Gray foxes are small North American canids distinguished from red foxes by their grizzled gray coat and ability to climb trees.

They inhabit woodlands and brushy areas from southern Canada through Central America.

Unlike most canids, gray foxes have semi-retractable claws that allow them to scale trees to escape predators or hunt prey.

mammal

vulpine

Resembling a fox

tail · quadruped · paws · omnivore · vertebrate · predator · gestation · litter · territorial · den

nocturnal

crepuscular

Relating to dusk

moonlight · nighttime · darkness · hunting · eyeshine · den · owls · starlight · dawn · foraging

arboreal

canopy

Overhead protective covering

  • perchResting spot for birds
  • trunkMain stem or storage
  • agileLimber and quick-moving

nimble · dexterity · acrobatic · ascend · descend · foliage · limber · vertical · heights · scramble

behavior

stealthy

Secretly cautious in movement

cunning · furtive · cautious · alert · foraging · pouncing · stalking · camouflage · sneaky · covert

Opposites
canid species contrast

gray foxeswolves

Wild pack canines

gray wolves · timber wolves · coyotes · dire wolves · African wild dogs

fox species contrast

gray foxesred foxes

Russet-coated wild canids

fennec foxes · silver foxes · white foxes · kit foxes

wild vs domestic canid

gray foxeshouse dogs

Canines kept as pets

lap dogs · purebred dogs

Family

gray, fox, grays, grayer, grayest, grayish, grayness, graying, grayed

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G