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Baby Grey Fox(es)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
38.2848, -122.586
Field Notes
Description:
The gray fox is monogamous. The breeding season of the gray fox varies geographically; in Michigan, the gray fox mates in early March, in Alabama, breeding peaks occur in February. The gestation period lasts approximately 53 days. Litter size ranges from 1 to 7. Kits begin to hunt with their parents at the age of 3 months. By the time they are 4 months old, the kits will have developed their permanent dentition and can now easily forage on their own. The family group still remains together until autumn when the young reach sexual maturity. Then, they disperse.
Notes:
Two weeks old and heir eyes not even open yet, these cute guys came to us after their mom was trapped a released somewhere else. The capturer did not realize she was a new mother and a couple days later or so, she heard the whimpering cubs and collected them. She brought them to the Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue center where we can watch after them, even every couple hours during the night. I don't know what's going to happen to them.
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