Gray Fox Research Paper

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The Gray Fox is a close cousin to the dog and is common all across North Dakota. Gray fox are known to use a wide variety of habitats including prairies, forests, agricultural fields and urban areas. Their distribution and density is believed to be limited by competition with and avoidance of coyotes. Living in underground dens or holes they dig also they can be found in brush piles, the fox is medium in size, also the fox is a great predator which mostly is active at night. The average size of an adult gray fox is around 7 to 25 pounds. They have the range height of 15 to 18 inches, with a walking stride of 8 to 12 inches. The total length of the gray fox is usually 30 to 57 on average (ND DNR 2014). The gray fox is a peppery