All 22 Species of Foxes (Organised by Continent)
There are arguably few animals more majestic than the fox! The subject of fascination and folklore the world over, foxes are often depicted as wise, crafty animals who outfox their adversaries using cunning and charm. Not only is the fox one of the most visually varied animals on the planet, their combined distribution is vast, stretching to the corners of 6 of the world’s 7 continents.
00:00 Overview
00:27 Red fox
02:21 Arctic fox
04:05 Grey fox
05:10 Island fox
05:50 Swift fox
07:02 Kit fox
08:00 Andean fox
08:54 Sechuran & Darwin's foxes
09:16 South American grey fox
10:04 Pampas fox
10:39 Hoary fox
11:01 Crab-eating fox
11:50 Bat-eared fox
12:59 Cape fox
14:05 Fennec fox
15:19 Pale fox
15:33 Rüppell's fox
16:12 Corsac fox
17:10 Tibetan fox
17:40 Blanfords
17:51 Bengal fox
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Rüppell's Fox in Egypt - Jesper Särnesjö / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Bat-eared fox - Derek Keats / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Crab-eating Fox birdphotos.com / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0
Grey Fox Renee Grayson / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Indian Fox - Parth Kansara / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0
Hoary fox - Carlos Henrique Luz Nunes de Almeida / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2
Hoary fox kit x 2 - Steven Whitebread / Flickr CC BY 4.0
Pampas Fox - Rafael Nicolaidis / Flickr CC BY 2.0
Swift fox - Tony Ifland & USFWS / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Island fox - Pacific Southwest Region USFWS / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Island fox skulls - California Department of Fish and Wildlife Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
San Joaquin Kit Fox x 2 - Greg Schechter / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Crab-eating fox - birdphotos.com / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0
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Encyclopedia Britannica
www.britannica.com/
National Geographic
www.nationalgeographic.com/
Animal Diversity
animaldiversity.org/
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caninae
Red fox
www.wildlifeonline.me.uk/anim...
web.archive.org/web/201203200...
Arctic fox
www.biologicaldiversity.org/s...
Grey fox
www.ecowatch.com/foxes-climbi...
Island fox
www.nps.gov/chis/learn/nature...
Swift fox
www.worldwildlife.org/species...
digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/vi...
Kit fox
www.fws.gov/species/san-joaqu...
Andean Fox / Culpeo
www.canids.org/species/view/P...
Crab-eating fox
www.faunaparaguay.com/cerdocyo...
Bat-eared Fox
animals.sandiegozoo.org/anima...
Cape Fox
www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_c...
Fennec fox
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/ne...
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/fe...
Corsac Fox
sciencing.com/fox-hunting-eat...
www.canids.org/species/view/P...
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Happy Holidays, everyone! Sorry for the delay on this one. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄🎉😊
I would like to see all species of rodents, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. That would be awesome! I hope these groups are on your list 🙂
To you to!! I love your videos! ❤
arent you spoke about 21 not 22 how you said in the title?
Thank you for the video !!
Good videos are worth the wait
I remember seeing a video about a British man who rehabilitates wild red foxes, and has one that chose to stay as his companion despite having already been a full grown wild fox when he took it in. He said that in his experience adult foxes have very strong benevolent urges towards young, and will look after pups that aren't their own if given the chance. Granted, this was in an environment where they had food security and so could afford to spend their time doting on the orphaned young, but I wouldn't be shocked if cases like this do happen in the wild as long as they aren't stressed.
there's an exotic pet store here (term used loosely, a good amount of their animals are rescues who aren't for sale) that works in rehabilitating wild foxes and owls I love going there just to see the animals (smells about how you'd expect a building with foxes to as well lmao)
There is way more (altruistic) cooperation in nature than we think. A big reason for this is that our fiew on evolution is built in competition as the only driving force. Modern evolution systems take altruism and cooperation equaly into account, not like Darwin with the simplified concept "survival of the fittest". I know a hunter who says there are even two specific word in German (Burgfrieden and ...frieden) who describe a situation when a fox shares a hole with a bager and the other when he shares it with rabbits, living together with these animals and not atacking their babys.
@@J_to_the_F I have nothing to offer from this thread but to express my appreciation for nature and the beauty that is usually overlooked for a more sensational and brutal interpretation. Foxes are so adorable
Oh yes my old neighbour had an arctic fox as a companion, it was fun to come for visits
Lately I learned in nature sometimes adoptions happen, just like people not all animals behave the same. Generally male tiger doesn't take care of children but there was recorded example of father tiger taking care of the young after mother died
"Arctic fox: preys on small mammals" Shows picture of polar bear. XD
An Arctic fox would mess a polar bear up with their immense size. Definitely a top tier body guard or tour guide for people going to the Arctic.
Actually, the Arctic fox is as much opportunist as hunter. The many pictures of fox following bear are in fact the fox waiting for the bear to make a kill, and leave some scraps for the fox. Note that the fox stays out of range of the bear, which would gladly eat the fox given a chance. Fox out
that's actually how they get a lot of their food. I watched a documentary on polar bears, the foxes basically follow them around and take any leftovers It's a pretty cool natural relationship
Well they are rather small, compared to the largest species of extinct rhino I forgot the name of
LMAO, I noticed that too. I was like..."Uh...that pretty seems HUGE"
2:30 “where it preys on small mammals” Ah yes, my favorite small mammal, the polar bear.
That picture is amazing. That fox has big dreams.
My Favorites Are: Red Fox, Fennec Fox, Arctic Fox & Grey Fox
I had a fun encounter with a fox when I was around 10 years old. I was at countryside visiting my uncle and aunt when I sneaked out at dusk and went to the end of the village, despite the fact that I was strictly forbidden to do so. Out there, I went into cornfield in hope that I will find some animals there. Then I heard loud shoosh next to me and I immediately ran out of the corn while the noise was moving in the same direction. When I ran out, I saw that it was a gorgeous red fox and two of us stared into each other for few seconds. My guess was that we spooked each other while in the cornfield since the fox looked a bit confused. After that, we went our separate ways. Also, just to add, that village is located near the mountain that contains large populations of wolves and jackals, so maybe I was lucky that it was fox that I ran into.
Wolves and golden jackals don’t usually attack people, normally they run away from people. They are only potentially dangerous if you have a dog with you, as because dogs and wolves are closely related they will see a dog as a potential threat and trespassing wolf, so can potentially attack the dog. But usually they only follow at a distance to make sure the dog and their owner has left the territory
@@theotheseaeagle Well, like I said, I was 10 year old back then, so if I suddenly ran into one there was a higher chance that it would have retaliated. Still a small chance, but the one that I would have rather avoid taking.
We're were you? I don't know a place that has wolves,jackals,and foxes
@@Tripoderoo southern, northern and Eastern Europe have golden jackals, red foxes and European grey wolves
@@Tripoderoo Serbia.
I am a fox expert specializing in red foxes. European studies have shown that red foxes are also mostly monogamous and stay with their mate for life. Red foxes are very social animals that live in family groups where the father also helps with the rearing of the young. Even with red foxes, the offspring from last year can take care of the offspring of the next year. however, around 25-40% (in some areas 20-60%) of red foxes are not averse to poleamy either. mostly in areas where they suffer greatly from fox hunting. But regardless of whether they are monogamous or polygamous, red foxes are never loners. otherwise great video where I could learn a lot, thanks btw i love all Foxes, but the Redfox is my absolute favorite 😊😍
Can you answer this question: I've hesred that foxes share their houses with bager families sometimes, or even rabbits. Is this true and do you know more about this?
@@J_to_the_F Yes that is true. foxes like (sometimes) to share a den with bagers, but live in separate areas in the den and just when the den is big enough and have enough rooms ,and dont attak eachother. its easier to live with bagers than dig a new den that foxes dig for 3-4 weeks. and they sometimes live with rabbits in the same den. but in the case of rabbits, the so-called truce only applies when they are in the den. in the den the fox leaves the rabbits alone and dont attak them, but outside the den the rabbit has to be careful not to become the next fox meal. My guess is that the rabbit is taking the risk because when it is in the den it is protected by the fox, who will also defend its den against other foxes, making it much safer than in the open field.
as a fox whos also polyamorous I can agree
In your opinion, do you think foxes can be a pet like dogs and cats? I read that a Russian scientist did an experiment to breed friendly fox in captivity. Generations later, they become very friendly.
@@Theoryofcatsndogs Yes that is true. Foxes can make very good, faithful, and loyal pets. youtube videos show this again and again. but the fox is definitely not a beginner's pet. they are very cute but can be really destructive. not everyone is suitable to be a fox owner. you have to know a lot and serve the needs of the fox. foxes, for example, are naturally nocturnal and need to sleep during the day. you have to allow that and you can't keep waking her up every day. and vacation is no longer possible because a fox means a lot of work and demands a lot of attention. furthermore, all foxes have the natural need to dig. you should definitely have an outdoor enclosure. Having foxes exclusively in the apartment will not work in most cases. in most cases it fails because man chooses the fox. But you can't break the fox's will and if you force yourself on it they make terrible pets. it is the fox that chooses the human and not the other way around. but if he likes you from the start, a fox can form an extremely deep bond with his human. and if you do everything right, with love, trust and a lot of patience, a wild fox that is tamed can also be very loving and affectionate. but it is much harder to tame wild foxes than to get a domesticated one and with all but wild foxes you have to know exactly what you are doing. I therefore strongly advise against taming wild foxes. if it has to be a fox, it's more likely to be a domesticated one. Above all, you have to challenge foxes mentally because they are very clever and get bored quickly. and when they get bored they start dismantling the whole house. I generally advise against keeping a fox as a pet, mostly because people don't get enough information and then are completely overwhelmed with the fox and then give it back, but if you do intend to do so, research it thoroughly before you buy it so that you know exactly what to expect. an example of this is the large appetite that foxes have. Depending on the season, a red fox needs between 0.6 and 1.2 kilograms of meat per day. and it has to be fresh meat, never dry food because foxes are not big drinkers and get most of their liquid needs from food. and I think very little of Russian domestication breeding because 1. foxes are forced to mate and only the tamest foxes are allowed to mate and 2. foxes that show aggressive behavior are sold to fur farms. it is much better if it has to be a fox then to buy a rescued fur farm fox. they are also bred and are also considered domesticated foxes. or buy a fox from a reputable fox breeder. but no matter where you got the fox from, always check the legal situation in the respective country, it often happens that you need permits. If you do not have these permits, the fox is very often confiscated and euthanized.
I cannot express the joy I get from putting one of your videos on the TV and just relaxing after a long day
I'm currently going to school for wildlife biology to become a wildlife behavioralist. Love the videos and they help me stay on track
That's awesome, Do you know what animals you want to study the behavior of yet?
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@@christinamarie3308 im interested in animal behavior. If I had to choose, it'd be terrestrial mammals
Same here!! I'm studying to become an animal behaviorist so I can train dogs and learn about other canines. I absolutely would love to learn about and interact with ALL the animals though
Literally all of them are sweet adorable babies lol
When I saw this video I audibly said "I needed this." I love cute animals and the environment!!
They are pretty little candids. That silver fox domestication effort is quite interesting. Sheds some light on the genetics of wolf domestication. While they can be very tame, affectionate even, they are terrible house pets, unless you don't mind foxes pissing on your sofa and leg, and jumping up on your kitchen counters uncontrollably, and so forth. :)
14:05 Thanks so much for reaching out to me for recording me and my family for the fennec section of this video, it was a great honor being able to collab with you! Also sorry about Jimmy at 14:46 he has a bad habit of making a mess when he eats. XD In all seriousness, great video on different types of Foxes! Many peeps didn't know that some of these species were actually foxes, so this clears up a lot of those misconceptions. So nice video and keep up the great work!
This video was everything I hoped it would be when it came up in recommended. 10/10 and instant subscribe. Can't wait to see what other interesting videos are on this channel.
tibetan fox looks like a 1st grader tried to draw a fox from memory
Your videos are always such high quality!
These videos are great! Thanks for all the effort! I'd love to see a bovinae one 🙌🙌
So well delivered. Every time. Thank you.
Wonderful images, as ever. Thanks so much.
Another amazing video!
Fennecs are ridiculously cute!
Wonderful presentation, easy to follow , easy to listen to.... without melodrama... thank you very much
Awesome video! I hope to see more creatures such as snakes, fish and even caecilians.
I had no idea there were so many fox species! Loved the video!
They are awesome~👍 Thank you for sharing this informative video~🤗
this is the most important video ever
Beautiful thanks!! Espectacular. I only missed photos of the cute Darwin fox. There are several high quality footage!
Super informative vid, best I've seen out of a ton! Awesome work 💖🦊💜🦊💕
😔 12:12 🍌🥭🍑🍓🍒🥑🥛
Excellent video. Perfect!
Amazing video! I loved learning about these foxes. Have you considered covering gray wolf subspecies? I bet that would be fascinating
Grey Fox Is My Favorite 4:05
Ahh, a man after my own heart/mind! Lol! I love getting in depth with all of these groups of animals, and their subspecies and localities, such as you’ve done here and with most of your other videos. People think there are one “type” of wolf, for example, but are flabbergasted when I bring up Ethiopian wolves, Arabian, Indian, even the rare Barbary golden wolf. That’s also cool you mentioned the Channel Islands gray foxes. I’m from San Diego, and my dad was in the Navy for twenty years, so we had (at one point) exclusive privileges to visit San Clemente island. I believe anyone can book a trip to the other islands, but Clemente is strictly a base. The military does their part with wildlife research as well. We went once, and all of the highlights were with the wildlife. All unusually friendly and unafraid, despite the military presence, including fish and marine species! It was crazy! During the foggy maritime mornings, we’d wake up and soon be feeding the VERY social gray foxes (We didn’t feed them junk food, believe me! Small pieces of raw chicken!). And additionally, we interacted with baby sea lions that were exceptionally friendly. Then there were the San Clemente loggerhead shrikes, which acted like sociable yet murderous parrots towards us! Parrots that impale their victims on thorns, of course. Lol. Even the little reptiles were seemingly friendly. Swimming in the ocean, we fed the orange garibaldi fish frozen peas. And the cetaceans…that’s another story. Sooo many species, including orcas, blue, humpback, and gray whales, hundreds of common dolphins, Risso dolphins, and even a few Cuvier beaked whales! The deepest divers on the planet, who normally never surface.. but around the Channel Islands they seem to!
I saw a rescued fennec fox here in the USA and I’ve been absolutely in love since. I couldn’t pet her bc she was mean but she was so damn cute. She was taken in by this guy who rescues exotic animals because soooo many people get pets just bc they’re cute and have no idea how to care for them :(
You deserve way more views and subscribers! This was an amazing video!
Thank you for this comprehensive guide!
Thank you for the thorough video on foxes. This is a wonderful video and I have always loved foxes
Red Fox, Silver Fox, and Kit Fox are the only three I have witnessed. The Silver Fox came the closest begging for trout where we were camped for the week. We believed she had kits near by.
amazing content!
The tibetan fox is so goofy💀💀
In Afrikaans we call the bat eared foxes bakoorjakkelse Directly translated that would be bowl eared foxes And Cape foxes are called silver foxes, silverfos (both fos and jakkals mean fox)
1:09 The heaviest Red (without being fat) I've heard about was one named Valentine(male), weighing in at 22.1 lbs., who stayed at the SaveAFox grounds.
I miss Valentine :(
@@kevinbest2612 I do too.
This video helped because I chose the fox for a mammal report in school but I wanted a specific species I liked so thank you!
Excellent video 😊
5:32 So fascinating 7:58 So many foxes 11:49 The bat eared fox is such a unique looking fox 16:04 I heard this species were dying off by the thousands of some illness... 17:24 The Tibetan Fox looks so wise looking
Corsac Foxes Are Considered Common And Not At Risk Right Now…So I Doubt That They’re Getting Killed Off By The Thousands.
Very cool, thanks.
"Arctic foxes prey on small mammals" *looking up at a tasty polar bear*
Excellent fox video, thank you!!
I have encountered the Arabian red fox multiple times they're very beautiful we call them "حصني" (hisni) in kuwait
Thankyou so much. We found this so informative. As fox lovers...thanks
Nyc information about animal.
I never thought I would have watched a video that talks about foxes but here am I Edit: I remember seeing a Grey fox when I was 8-9 y/o during trip with my family; he was a little elegant fella for sure
As a Southern Californian living far from home, I was so happy you mentioned the Channel Islands fox. They are really small but they are special to me as I have seen them every time I have went to Santa Rosa, the largest of the Channel Islands. Great work.
I love foxes, thanks for the video
💜 I never knew there were so many variations of foxes
Normal human naming things: "Black Fox" Scientists: "That's clearly silver..." 1:00
I think this video will be more interesting and well organized if you put name in each section to separate different chapter based on animals you explain. Overall this video is awesome 🎉
I saw couple of times the fennec foxes and ruppell foxes on the middle eastern deserty nature. They're so cute, I feel lucky to witness their cuteness in person.
I love your video,my sister loves it every much and watches it every day
That's a really good looking thumbnaill.
Great video! can you do otters please?
Foxes are one of my favorite animals! So beautiful and cute!
Thanks a lot
My absolutely most favorite animal 🥰 Arctic are my favorite species but given the chance I would chill with all of them
Could you do a video on different kinds of pigs sometime? :D
Here is a foxy comment for the algorithm! Thanks for the video, it’s awesome!!!
Their workday for the last weeks: Imma just look at fox kits today.
Good video
my favorite fox is the tibetan sand fox. they look so goofy, like somebody drew them from memory
beautiful
Merry Christmas 🎄☃️🧑🎄☃️
Bat-eared and Arctic Foxes are my favorites...🤩😍
have a local fox in my backyard in austin i caught climbing an oak tree to hop a 10ft tall fence
KZhead just recommended this one to me after watching Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox. Foxes are amazing
bat-eared foxes are my favorite. they have such a unique appearance 🥰
If you dont love canids, theres something wrong with you. They're are absolutely enchanting animals (especially foxes of course), and surprisingly wholesome in nature compared to what people's prejudices might first make them think. Wonderful animals in general. The red fox, maned wolf and African wild dog are all some of my favourite species on the planet today. To have the opportunity to work with/study any of these animals would absolutely be a dream come true. Tbh, I kinda just wanna befriend them all.
Kitts!!! Also mustilidae offspring are all kitts! We have red fox here in Ohio. Very pleased to have them, since we have a canadian geese influx. It was a female with several kitts.
With all the animal KZhead videos & documentaries I’ve seen over the years, how the heck have none of them ever introduced me to the strange bat fox before!????
I had no idea there was such diversity amongst foxes!
love them all
2:06 It is so fascinating how this red fox looks so similar to a fennec fox because they both live in warmer climates!
i had the huge privilege of seening a darwin fox for myself while on a bike ride on the countryside. the fox looked at me straight in the face before scattering to the bushes. ill never forget it.
What are your thoughts on the tanuki (raccoon dog) being within the tribe Vulpini, which includes Vulpes and bat-eared foxes?
Not just Dhole, The Bengal fox also shares it's habitat with the Indian Wolf and Golden Jackal aswell
good vide
Because I know someone is probably gonna say "Where is the Marble fox? It is a breed???" Its a offspring not breed, they are not native to Canada they are made from red and silver foxes
Arctic foxes are just the cutest.
I love foxes! My favorite animal! Especially the adorable fennec fox
i love this video sm, foxes are my 2nd fav animal. hope we can get a deer one soon
I live in the Northwest territories of canada and up where I am we have Arctic and Red foxes although red foxes are much more common. We see them wandering around in my city Yellowknife quite often and at night I sometimes hear them scream. A long time ago we actually had a red fox that visited us once every few days and we fed it some meat. The fox would then stay around for a short while before returning to the forest. Although it's been 4 years since the last time the fox came and 7 years since it first came. I doubt the fox is alive anymore unfortunately as foxes only live 2-5 years in the wild.
This is my favourite video talking about me a fox
Woohoo!
I am feeling cute cute after watching this 🥰🥰
is so funny to hear how he pronounce Chile like Chili xd but yeah, here are three kind of foxes, culpeo, chilla and chilote. i've encountered with the culpeo a lot of times because i live near to a volcano.
One canid species was left out: the raccoon fox, also known as the tanuki in Japan.
1:33 Animals of Farthing Wood right there🤩🤩
1:32 the reason the badger is next to the fox like that is because they hunt together.
Bat eared fox are the best 🤗😍
Please post more, my girlfriend likes falling asleep when I watch your videos
Can we please get an all species video about dolphins and whales?
Do all species of frogs next
My favorite animal ever
The Tibetan fox looks like a failed fox drawing lol