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Slide 2: Fox Foxes are small-to- medium-sized, omnivorous mammals. Foxes are 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). More Facts

Hidden slide: Fox. More Facts A fox’s den is normally a burrow underground, also known as an ‘earth’, but they can also live above ground in a cosy hollow. You can often hear the mating calls, which is a sharp, high- pitched shrieking/screaming noise, which can sound quite terrifying. Vixens are occasionally assisted in rearing their cubs by a non-breeding sister or a female cub from a previous litter. These ‘aunts’ gain valuable experience which helps them to rear their own litter successfully the next season. Occasionally there can be two dog fox’s associated with one vixen. 1

Hidden slide: Fox. More Facts The cubs’ eyes and ears open after two weeks and at four weeks they will emerge from their dens. They have short noses which resemble puppies when born. However, many cubs die prematurely due to other predators (dogs, badgers), but their worst predator is the motor vehicle. They also can die of starvation or cold during hard winters. They catch small rodents with a characteristic high pounce. This technique is one of the first things cubs learn as they begin to hunt. Did you know that foxes have whiskers on their legs as well as around their faces, which they use to help them find their way? Foxes have also been known to climb trees and settle on low branches. 2

Slide 5: Wolf Living and hunting in packs, wolves are wild dogs that come from the same group as the dingo and coyote. The gray wolf is one of the world's best known and well researched animals. Wolves are legendary because of their spine- tingling howl, which they use to communicate.

Slide 6: Lynx Lynx is a medium-sized wild cat. Lynx have a short tail, characteristic tufts of black hair on the tips of their ears, large, padded paws for walking on snow and long whiskers on the face. Under their neck, they have a ruff which has black bars resembling a bow tie although this is often not visible.