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Red fox : the catlike canine
- Title
- Red fox : the catlike canine / J. David Henry.
- Author
- Henry, J. David, 1945-
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, [1996], ©1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QL737.C22 H46 1996 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 174 pages : illustrations (some color), map; 23 cm.
- Summary
- In this engaging introduction to the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), J. David Henry recounts his years of field research on this flame-colored predator. With its catlike whiskers, teeth, and paws, as well as vertical-slit pupils, the North American red fox not only resembles but often behaves like a feline, especially when hunting. Probing the reasons for these similarities, Henry reveals the behavior and ecology of a species that thrives from the edge of suburbia to the cold northern tundra.
- Series Statement
- A Smithsonian nature book
- Uniform Title
- Smithsonian nature book.
- Subject
- Note
- "New preface with updated information on fox research"--Cover.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- New Preface with Updated Information on Fox Research -- Foreword / Donald R. Griffin -- Preface: Jet-Age Foxes -- 1. In the Country of the Fox -- 2. The Masterful Fox -- 3. Growing Up Fox Style -- 4. Fox Hunting -- 5. Evolving a Better Mousetrap -- 6. Cutting Your Losses -- 7. Keeping Things Straight -- 8. New Foxes, New Ice.
- ISBN
- 1560986352
- LCCN
- 96180916
- OCLC
- 35031733
- ocm35031733
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries