welcome to a guide book about swift foxes! here, you will learn about what type of animal they are (what they look like, how they live etc) and most importantly, how they contribute to our current ecosystem and natural environment
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CONTENTS
P.1 -- profile & where,how it lives
P.2.-- diet
P.3 -- how they interact with others
P.4 -- current status
P.6 -- conclusion
P.9 -- sources & links
1. profile
the swift fox, aka vulpes velox
- around the size of a domestic cat
- they have a dark, graysih colour that transitions to an orange shade on their legs & sides.
- the end of their tail is black.
- their throat, chest and belly are white.
Shubenacadie Wildlife Park
Wikipedia
2. where&how they live
certain places in north america
southern manitoba, saskatchewan and alberta
they live in deserts & shortgrass prairies
they often create their dens in sandy soil on open prairies or plowed fields
biomes they live in: desert/ dune/ sandy/ savanna/ grassland
diet : small mammals
kangaroo rats
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jackrabbits
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cottontails
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rodents
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swift foxes generally eat whatever prey they can find !
