Description
Book SynopsisHero or villain? Few animals divide opinion like the Red Fox. This most successful of the world''s wild canids has lived alongside people from time immemorial. Celebrated by some for its resourcefulness and lush pelt, reviled by others for plundering chicken runs and overturning bins, it has worked its way deep into Western. Behind the folklore and tabloid headlines, however, lies a remarkable natural history success story.
In Spotlight: Foxes Mike Unwin explores how the Red Fox''s versatility has allowed it to thrive across the northern hemisphere, from desert and mountain to farmland and urban jungle. This informative book covers all aspects of the Red Fox biology and lifestyle, including hunting and caching food, defending a territory, raising a litter and communication strategies. Finally, it examines the complex, often troubled relationship that the Fox has enjoyed and both endured with humankind, and suggests what the future might hold.
The Spotlight series
Table of Contents
Meet the Red Fox Ancestors and Relatives Grabbing a Bite Passing It On Getting Along Dangers and Disease City Slickers Foxes and People Watching Foxes Glossary Further Reading and Resources Image Credits Acknowledgements
