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Captured in photo! Small herd of gray fox species in Austin, Texas | Univision 62 Austin KAKW

The grey Fox It is one of the most common species to find in Texas, it is distinguished from the others by its gray fur with a tendency to black and above the white color; a group of this species was captured in a photo while they slept in a very tender way in Austin.

The portal inaturalist.org released the photograph taken by Marissa Vargas on Hundred Oaks Cir, Austin, TX. In it you can see a group of five foxes while they slept, two couples together to give each other warmth and one separately.

The gray fox, scientifically known as Urocyon cinereoargenteus, is a species of carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family distributed throughout the American continent, from the south of Canada a Venezuela.

It is one of the two current species grouped within the genus Urocyon, which is indigenous to North America.

The young are usually born in the spring and a gray fox mother can produce a litter of 3 to 7 young.

As they grow, the cubs learn to hunt under the guidance of their mother, and in the fall they will set out on their own.

Characteristics of the gray fox

They are generally reddish-gray in color and inhabit different types of ecosystems, from tropical to temperate.

One of their peculiarities is that they have climbing habits, that is why they can be seen at the top of the trees.

The gray fox feeds on small vertebrates, fruits, and seeds.

They can live for about 8 years, a longevity common in several species of foxes and is not in danger of extinction.

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