Red Fox

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 2024. Joy is missing a back leg due to amputation from a previous injury and Apollo has scaring on his nose and teeth missing from 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 meaning they do eat animals and plants 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!