I’m in the city, don’t see them much to know anything. And is there anything to worry about or precautions to take?
Is this a fox or coyote?
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Can't see the video, but foxes are smaller, about the size of a beagle maybe, with a long bushy tail and reddish fur. Coyotes are quite a bit bigger, less prominent tail, and more tan or gray. Both are pretty good at avoiding people! As long as you don't feed or harass it you should be fine.
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Fox for sure. Unless you have chickens or outdoor cats they really aren't a nuisance animal plus they take care of the squirrel and groundhog scraps for you when necessary. I had a fox step on my foot at dawn while camped out under a tree waiting on a whitetail. Spooked us both pretty good but after the initial jump scare, he just tilted his head at me and continued on his way.
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Same here. I saw a grey fox last night while driving a back road, i had to stop and watch it. Lol
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As others have said, unless you have a small dog, chickens, etc. Plus they do carry parasites both Internal (certain worms, intestinal parasites, flagellated protazoa, etc) and external (like scabies) as well as leptospirosis (a bacterial infection that can shut off their kidneys and/or liver)...
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My old cat was king of the suburbs. Most of his diet was rabbit.
He and the local fox had an arrangement, Koz would make the kill, eat his fill and the fox would clean up and haul away the evidence.
I watched them in action one morning. The fox was very afraid of my cat, and he was little as cats go.
When he turned 15 or so, he started getting beat up by younger cats and dethroned. I limited his outside time in his senior years. Passed at 18.
Foxes are cool as long as you don’t have livestock for them to eat. We have a family of them in the forest preserve at the end of the street. When I dont see them around it means the coyotes are back.
He and the local fox had an arrangement, Koz would make the kill, eat his fill and the fox would clean up and haul away the evidence.
I watched them in action one morning. The fox was very afraid of my cat, and he was little as cats go.
When he turned 15 or so, he started getting beat up by younger cats and dethroned. I limited his outside time in his senior years. Passed at 18.
Foxes are cool as long as you don’t have livestock for them to eat. We have a family of them in the forest preserve at the end of the street. When I dont see them around it means the coyotes are back.
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The worlds gone to hell when Billy Bob starts running a Citori. Bare feet and Side by Sides go together like shotgun weddings.
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Unlike human foxes
, canine foxes are harmless. BTW, the red(head) human foxes are the MOST dangerous!
, canine foxes are harmless. BTW, the red(head) human foxes are the MOST dangerous!Upvote 0