Foxxy Fox Facts

I was up at my cottage this weekend and noticed that a new phenomenon of foxes appearing frequently in my area has grown.  Ever since the beginning of last summer foxes have been seen around more and more, this fact is a little nerve racking considering my two pets, an orange cat named Marmaduke, and a over excited dog named Lulie.  


So I started searching for possible reasons of there new invasion into my turf, and found little specific info that helped me, I have come to a completely un factual answer of an abundance of their pray or other food source, that, or they just love me :p But searching through websites I found some cool facts about foxes that are pretty, foxxy.


First and probably the coolest one, the scientific name for a fox is Vulpes, and for those who didn't jump out of their seats in amazement like I did, there is a Pokemon (yes I know i'm 12) that is named Vulpix, this particular pokemon resembles that of a vulpes. 

Foxes belong in the Canidae family alongside dogs, but share many behaviour aspects with the cat.


This animal has been used successfully on fruit farms to control pests. Foxes help to get rid of rodents without really harming the fruits.


This animal is also known to play an important role to balance the ecological cycle of nature by killing rodents and helping to control an excess of their population.


The female fox is called a vixen but in case of humans, a vixen is used to describe an attractive but cunning woman.


Well after knowing these facts I feel a little better having them share the land with my pets, anyone else have common encounters with foxes?  Or has anyone actually called a attractive yet cunning women a vixen?

This foxxy post provided by Owen T




Here is my foxxy cat Marmaduke! :)