gray fox
noun
: a fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) with coarse gray hair and white underparts that occurs from southern Canada to northern South America
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Residents noticed the distressed gray fox roaming the Robinson Ranch neighborhood and called a local animal shelter, the San Diego Humane Society said in a Monday, March 3, Facebook post.
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Red foxes tend to eat more meat, while gray foxes eat meat but also more plant materials such as acorns or beechnuts, says Owen.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A gray fox severely injured in a wildfire last year was successfully released back into the wild on Monday after spending five months rehabbing at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Creatures people see regularly include bobcats, gray foxes, mule deer, coyotes, reptiles (though not in winter), and collared peccaries, which resemble small pigs and travel around in little family groups eating cacti.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Red foxes tend to eat more meat, while gray foxes eat meat but also more plant materials such as acorns or beechnuts, says Owen.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A gray fox severely injured in a wildfire last year was successfully released back into the wild on Monday after spending five months rehabbing at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Creatures people see regularly include bobcats, gray foxes, mule deer, coyotes, reptiles (though not in winter), and collared peccaries, which resemble small pigs and travel around in little family groups eating cacti.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Gray fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20fox. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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