A mature femal Fox seen scavenging for food in an urban garden.
In the wild, foxes can live for up to 10 years, but most foxes only live for 2 to 3 years due to hunting, road accidents and diseases. Foxes are generally smaller than other members of the family Canidae such as wolves, jackals, and domestic dogs. Reynards (male foxes) weigh on average, 5.9 kilograms (13 lb) and vixens (female foxes) weigh less, at around 5.2 kilograms (11.5 lb). Foxes are normally extremely wary of humans and are not usually kept as indoor pets

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Location: Danbury, Chelmsford, England.

Photographer: © Melvyn Frewin