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The Food Habits Of The Red Fox And Gray Fox In Louisiana With Notes On Reproduction And Parasitism, Norman Keith Smith Jr.
The Food Habits Of The Red Fox And Gray Fox In Louisiana With Notes On Reproduction And Parasitism, Norman Keith Smith Jr.
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Stomach contents of 54 red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes) and 20 gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) were examined to detennine food habits, In both species, rodents, rabbits (Sylvilagus sp .), insects, and blackberries (Rubus sp.) were the most frequently occurring foods. There were no cases of predation on iame birds other than 1 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) found in a red fox from Cameron Parish. Only 1 occurrence of predation on domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) and 2 occurrences of predation on domestic goat (Capra hircus) were noted. The reproductive condition of females of both species was examined. The average number of …