Diamond's "Be The Animal" Entry

The Red Fox

In early spring, around April, I finished my breeding period. My mate has left me with our eight kits while he go off to find food. Most people think we foxes are sly and sneaky or tricksters, but we do what we have to do to get our food. It’s just that when you hear your prey you don’t just get loud and run because you will scare it away. To get your prey easy and quick with no hassle, you lay low, quiet, and listen. Once they are there and don’t notice you, you crouch a little bit lower and then POUNCE on them. See, right now I won’t be able to go out and get food because I have to stay here with the kits because they are blind for the first two weeks. But soon, in five weeks, they will have taken their first steps out of the den. We live in a den that I created out in this woodsy area. The den we are in now is one of the biggest. The other small dens are usually used for emergencies and food storage.