A nearly complete skeleton of a red fox dating back to the Ice Ages has been unearthed in a northeastern Utah cave. A team of scientists from the Utah Division of State Parks and the USDA Forest ...

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He made his way to New York on a ship from England and wound up at the Bronx Zoo needing treatment for a serious infection.

Does the idea of a red fox sharing our sidewalks and sheltering under porches and decks surprise you? Then be surprised, because the diminutive animal with reddish fur, pointy ears and a long bushy ...

A rescue effort can take many forms — a life raft, a firehose, an airlift. For animals whose populations are in decline from inbreeding, genetics itself can be a lifesaver. Genomic research led by the ...

Even the scientists who study the animals rarely see them except on camera. But Gretchen Kay Stuart spent a season documenting them up close Photographs by Gretchen Kay Stuart Text by Jennie ...

A fox is recovering at an animal hospital after spending several days trapped on a floating ice sheet at the Jersey Shore. The female red fox, who has been named Ziggy, is being treated for mange, a ...

A red fox rests near Lassen Peak in this 2022 trail camera photo. Inbreeding is impacting Lassen's red foxes, which were abundant in the region before the 1900s, found a UC Davis study. (California ...