A fox is generally
smaller than other members of the dog family like wolves, jackals and
domestic dogs. Foxes can be a pest in the cities as foxes are often seen
tearing into rubbish. There are around 12 different species of fox
found around the world, which include the urban fox or red fox,
the beautifully white Arctic fox, the sand fox which is a
light-coloured fox found in desert regions and the tiny yet big eared
fennec fox.
Foxes in Europe have been the victims of fox hunting,
an extremely controversial sport that involves humans on horses
hunting out the fox, lead by a pack of hound dogs which would find the
fox by following the scent of the fox. Fox hunting in this manner is
now illegal, although it is still allowed if the sport only contains
humans on horseback, without the use of their clever but somewhat vicious dogs.
The fox is also found in
the more rural areas of the Northern hemisphere, although fox numbers
in the countryside are outnumbered by fox numbers in cities as due to
the foxes scavenging nature, food is more readily available in the urban streets.
