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red fox
noun
: a usually orange-red to reddish-brown Holarctic fox (Vulpes vulpes) that has a white-tipped tail compare silver fox sense 1
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The virus has infected mammals, too, including bobcats, raccoons, red foxes and a dolphin in Florida, which died.
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Sam Ogozalek, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
Virus found in at least 88 mammals in the U.S. , including harbor seals, red foxes, skunks and a bottlenose dolphin.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
Most red foxes don’t live more than four years in the wild, but next year, Payne and Snow are celebrating their 10th anniversary.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024
In one of the earlier instances of bird flu in mammals tied to the recent outbreaks, researchers found red fox cubs in the wild infected with H5N1 in the Netherlands in May 2021.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
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Sam Ogozalek, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
Virus found in at least 88 mammals in the U.S. , including harbor seals, red foxes, skunks and a bottlenose dolphin.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
Most red foxes don’t live more than four years in the wild, but next year, Payne and Snow are celebrating their 10th anniversary.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024
In one of the earlier instances of bird flu in mammals tied to the recent outbreaks, researchers found red fox cubs in the wild infected with H5N1 in the Netherlands in May 2021.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
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“Red fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20fox. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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