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5 pages in length. Cat-like in appearance yet every bit a member of the dog family, the northern swift fox may have borrowed an extra life or two from its feline counterpart. Its bonafide extinction from Canada earlier this century was
met with considerable vigor throughout the past two decades, as reintroduction efforts have returned hundreds of foxes to the wild. The writer discusses scientific name, habitat, breeding and feeding habits, as well as endangered status as
they relate to the northern swift fox. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Canada earlier this century was met with considerable vigor throughout the past two decades, as reintroduction efforts have returned hundreds of foxes to the wild.
Scientifically known as Vulpes Velox, the northern swift fox is a direct descendent of the forty-million-year-old five-toed, weasel-like animal called Miacis. Indeed, dog bones are regularly found
in campsites dating back to the late Stone Age. As the dog metamorphosed throughout the centuries, natural selection became an integral component of the swift fox evolution. With
each branching of species, the dog became any one of a number of other Canidae family members. Scientific classification for the swift fox is as follows: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum:
Chordata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Carnivora; Family: Canidae; Genus: Vulpes; Species: Vulpes velox (The Swift Fox #2). Living three to six years in the
wild, the smallest species of Canadian wild dogs reaches a mere two to three kilograms when fully grown. One may readily surmise that this diminutive size aids in the
foxs hunting efforts, an activity it pursues in the prairies short grass after the sun has retreated. Its inventory of prey includes small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects,
grasses and berries (The Swift Fox). Early spring marks the breeding season, at which point the female will give birth to between two and five pups after a gestation
period of fifty to sixty days. Females do not mature as quickly as males, who are ready to breed their first year (The Swift Fox #2).
The ecological niche of the swift fox is much the same as its close counterparts: to maintain the balanced food chain through a predator/prey relationship in
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