Mellie came to the zoo in 2020. Joey and Apollo were rescued by Izzy’s Pond animal rehab facility in South Carolina and came to the zoo in the summer of 2024. Joey is missing a back leg due to amputation from a previous injury and Apollo has scaring on his nose and teeth missing from an injury.
Foxes belong to the dog family which includes wolves and coyotes. Females are known as “vixens” and males are called “dogs”. They are omnivores which means they do eat animals and plant matter. In the wild they would eat rabbits/squirrels/birds and whatever vegetation is available to them. Foxes are solitary animals except a mother with young which will stay with them until fall of that year. They can weigh from 6lbs to 15lbs and can jump up to 6 feet high!
Did You Know?
Red foxes mate in winter and the female builds a den shortly thereafter. She can deliver anywhere between one and 12 pups per litter. Pups are born brown or gray, usually turning red within about a month.
