![]() ![]() To avoid humans, skillful red foxes hunt at night in backyards, gardens, and city parks. But instead of moving, these clever wild animals learn to thrive near large populations of people. (Red foxes are the most widespread meat-eating mammals on the planet.) Cities and suburbs are spreading into the countryside, swallowing up red fox habitats across the world. ![]() The dinnertime scenario is common across much of the northern hemisphere, the red fox’s natural range. ![]() Backyard lights turn on, but the sly fox has already disappeared through the fence with her meal in her mouth. As the fox climbs out, the garbage can tips over with a crash. She tears through a plastic bag and snatches some scraps of grilled chicken. The red fox suddenly leaps up, over the edge of … an open garbage can. She hunts alone and steps silently through the bushes. The sun starts to set in northern Virginia, and a red fox wakes up and stretches, ready to search for dinner. ![]()
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