Nezumi Fox Nyarko
Mr.Brookhart
Ecology
06 April 2016
Kit Fox
Kit foxes, also called Vulpes Macrotis are among the smallest foxes in America. The kit fox is very easily mistaken for a dog however when you look at their appearance you realize that proportions are not that of a dog's. Many people often confuse the kit fox with its larger cousin, the grey desert fox. Kit foxes have exceptionally large and closely set ears. Their ears help spread the body heat in the desert like environments. Kit foxes typically have a slender and small body with long legs and a very puffy tail. Their tails stick straight out behind them, and it tipped in black. Kit foxes coats change with the seasons going from a rusty tan to grey in the summer, to a silvery grey color with a white belly in the winter. The kit fox's paws are suited to fit their environment with dense fur in between their paw pads; this gives the fox better traction on the sand of its habitat while also protecting the fox's feet from the heat of the desert sand. Most Kit foxes tend to be around 1.5 to 2 feet long, with a tail length of 8 to 12 inches long, and tend to weigh around 3.5 - 28 pounds (“Desert Kit Fox, section I,
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In Mexico Biosphere Reserves of El Vizcaino, Mapimi, and El Pinacate, are in the Area of Special Protection of Cuatro Cienegas (Vulpes Macrotis Section VIII “conservation Actions”. In the United States “the Endangered subspecies V. m. Mutica occurs in the Carrizo Plain National Monument and various other federal, state, and private conservation lands (Vulpes Macrotis Section VIII “conservation Actions”). Poaching of the species is prohibited in Idaho, Oregon, and California, and the kit fox is a protected furbearer species in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.” (Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) Section VII, “Kit fox conservation”). Some kit foxes are held for display and educational purposes, but no breeding efforts have been
The animal I was given for this assignment was the Channel Island Fox. They are considered to be near extinction animals with nearly about 2,500 fox left (last checked 2008). The Channel Island Fox is a type of fox that only lives on the Channel Islands, which is located around the coast of Southern California in about 19 to 61 miles away from the continental state. On a clear day in California, many visitors have the chance to see the islands over the shores. Within the eight islands, only six of the islands have the Channel Island Fox on their land. The six islands are San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Santa Catalina, San Nicolas and San Clemente. Each island has different features which has given each island fox a different trait compared to each one, but they are still considered as Island Fox.
During the 1930s, there were three Triple Crown winners. The first winner was Gallant Fox. In 1930, at three years old, Gallant Fox won the U.S. Triple Crown. Gallant Fox was a large bay horse with a white blaze, four white coronets, and a wall eye. He was sired by Sir Gallahad III and his dam was Marguerite. Gallant Fox was foaled in Paris, Kentucky at Bull Hancock’s Claiborne Farm on March 23, 1927. His owner was William Woodward Sr. Gallant Fox had a very short racing career. He was only raced from 1929-1930. He won eleven out of seventeen races that he started in. Gallant Fox was trained by “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons realized that Gallant Fox worked best with other horses, so he used relays to train him because no other horses
Kit foxes, also called Vulpes Macrotis are among the smallest foxes in America. The kit fox is very easily mistaken for a dog however when you look at their appearance you realize that proportions are not that of a dog's. Many people often confuse the kit fox with its larger cousin, the grey desert fox.
The Four Chaplains are four United States Army chaplains who gave their lives to save other civilian and military personnel as the ship SS Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943, during World War II. The four men name's are George Fox, Alexander Goode, Clark Poling, John Washington. They were significant because they would help keep the other men close to God.
Introduction The island foxes (Urocyon littoralis) are a unique species of small carnivores that only live on the Channel Islands located off the coast of Southern California. The island fox is about 12 inches high, weights 2.5 to 6 pounds, and has a grizzled gray hair color along the top of the head and back. Along the abdomen, neck and legs it has a more cinnamon coloring, and white along the cheeks and throat to the chest (Friends of the Island Fox, 2012). According to Levy (2010)
Terry Fox, a name you’ve probably heard a lot. Just sitting in your class and doodling. Ever actually paid attention to who is Terry fox is? In this report you will learn a lot of facts about terry fox. Ps. not a ten page essay my teacher told me to write.
Ruben J. Fox a 40 year old man who has gone has graduated from Harvard University, and has gone into the career as a lawyer for the state of Michigan. After working several years in Michigan working on a various amount of cases. Ruben J. Fox had soon been offered a position as a politician for the Universal Party. For several years Ruben J Fox had worked on several cases mainly relating towards Gun Control in order to protect said policy for the rights of the public, while still trying to defend the people. Six years later Ruben J. Fox had been recommended and accepted as a Senator for the Universal Party. As Ruben had ascended to the position of Senator of the Universal Party, he had worked closely with the Death Penalty, trying to preserve this option for the cruel morbid criminals, stating that people should die from natural causes . Ruben has worked on several delicate criminal cases. Immigration was huge for him, Ruben believes that English should no longer become a mandatory language to learn, main reason being; that almost everyone who enters the United States, due to either their accent or of other reasons. Relating to Marriage and Divorce, Ruben believes that same sex-marriage should be allowed for any type of couple.As for Divorce it should take at least a month for due process to occur in order to deal with any issues that has already occurred in said marriage such as rape or other issues relating towards family affairs.
The San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) is a small, desert fox that persists primarily around the perimeter of the San Joaquin Valley in central California. It is an endangered subspecies of the more widely occurring kit fox. The fox eats primarily kangaroo rats where their ranges overlap, or a variety of other food sources (voles, ground squirrels, rats, mice, insects). The current population size for the San Joaquin kit fox is unknown, but estimates are 90%) habitat overlaps with areas designated by areas of potential solar
Swift foxes are usually found in prairies. The swift fox is a small fox around the size of a domestic housecat, and is found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. They feed on rabbits, prairie dogs, ground squirrels, mice, reptiles,
The Santa Catalina Island Fox (Urocyon litroralis catalinae) is a close relative to the mainland gray fox and they are endemic to Channel Islands. Using genetic testing and the morphological species concept, scientists have identified that U.l. catalinae are introduced from mainland to the island by Native Americans about 10,000 to 13,000 years ago (USFWS 2015). Originally, these foxes occupied several different islands such as Santa Cruz Island, San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara Island and San Clemente Islands. Most fox populations on these islands were listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act in March, 2004 due to its drastic decline in number of individuals (USFWS 2004). For the recovery plan analysis, I will only focus on U.l.catalinae because this subspecies remained listed as Threatened while all other subspecies on other islands were already delisted as of August 8, 2016 (USFWS 2016).
Arctic fox is the smallest member of canine family. There are 5 subspecies of arctic fox that inhabit tundra throughout the Arctic Circle. Arctic fox can be found in Iceland, Greenland, Northern Europe, Russia, Canada and Alaska. These animals are numerous everywhere, except in Scandinavia. They were overhunted in the past because of their beautiful pelt. Even though arctic foxes are protected by law today, their number still drops due to climate changes and because of the expansion of the range of red fox (it hunts the same prey like arctic fox).
Imagine speeding down the slopes having a great time, then it’s all cut off. Mason Fox deals with this problem constantly. At age Sixteen Mason Fox, a Hempfield High School student, spends his time snowboarding and tearing up the slopes. His main problem? The newbies who cut him off in the middle of his thrill. On September 2nd I interviewed Mason Fox and learned many interesting things about his family, school life, and unique personality.
Clark Terry was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 14th, 1920; he was the seventh out of eleven children. He was a classic freelance musician, his career spans more than 70 years. During this time he created a name for himself that will forever cement him along with the legends like Duke Ellington and Miles Davis. Mr. Clark was a man of many talents and during his time on this earth he was became a world-class trumpeter, flugelhornist, educator, composer, writer, trumpet/flugelhorn designer, teacher and even an NEA Jazz Master; He made flugelhorn what it is today he is responsible for its popularity. Another thing that Clark Terry is noted for is his association with relationship with Duke Ellington’s orchestra and Count Basie; he is
The main reason for the creation of the Elk Hills Habitat Conservation Area is because humans are disturbing and destructing their natural habitat for cultivation or urbanization. The change in the Central Valley from open grasslands to farms, orchards, houses and roads has had the greatest impact on San Joaquin kit foxes, causing death, illness, injury, difficulty in finding a mate and difficulty in finding food. (Wildlife, 2014).
The Grey Fox is distinct for any other species of fox due to the greyish white fur along its back. The fur on its chest, back of ears, underside of the tail, legs feet, and neck are a reddish brown. On each side of its muzzle, there is a black band. The Grey Fox also has strong, short legs that are used for climbing trees. Their feet also have hooked claws that aid them in tree climbing. An adult Grey Fox is 21-30 inches long, with a tail another 11-16 inches long, they also weigh 7-11