Red Fox: The Catlike Canine (Smithsonian Nature Books No 5)

Red Fox: The Catlike Canine (Smithsonian Nature Books No 5) by Henry, J. David. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780874745207.

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.