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How can you tell if a dog is a fox or a vixen?

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Dogs are generally about one-fifth heavier, but it is difficult to distinguish between dog foxes and vixen. Dogs also have a wider, slightly dome-shaped head. During the winter (during mating), the male testes visibly protrude between the hind legs, but they regress and are difficult to see in the summer.



How can I tell if a fox is male or female?

In 1962, prominent naturalist and fox farmer Henry George Harrell pointed out that males are generally wider and have a thicker muzzle than females, and in 1968 Burroughs This width explained how the dog's fox ears form a W-shape. When viewed from the front, Vixen, whose head is V, forms a V.

What is a Vixen dog?

Breed: Husky / German Shepherd Dog.

What does a male fox look like?

The red fox has a black muzzle, black ears and legs. The tail, throat and lower part are generally white. Male and female foxes are similar, but male foxes are called dogs and are usually slightly larger than female foxes.

How can I identify a fox?

The surest way to tell the difference is to look for the color of the tip of the tail. The tail of the gray fox is black, and the tail of the red fox is white. Although very similar in name and appearance, the gray fox and the red fox are distant cousins ​​and belong to different genera of the canidae.

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