AnimalsWoods
Fox Fun facts for kids
Vulpes vulpes
The fox lives in forests, fields and towns, almost everywhere and eats mice and birds, also berries.
- Where it lives
- in forests, fields and towns, almost everywhere
- What it eats
- mice and birds, also berries
- How big it is
- about as heavy as a cat
Fun facts about the fox
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A fox may feel Earth's invisible magnet, and it catches mice best when it jumps toward the north-east.
To catch a mouse, a fox leaps high and dives nose-first into the snow.
In winter, a fox wraps its bushy tail over its nose like a warm blanket.
Baby foxes are born grey with blue eyes, and after about a month they turn red with golden brown eyes.
A fox's hearing is so sharp it can hear a mouse squeaking under the ground from far away.
In Russia, people raised extra friendly foxes that act like dogs and have floppy ears.
With its cat-like eyes and its sneaky climbing and pouncing, a fox is like a cat in a dog's body.
A fox buries its leftover food and remembers where it hid it for later.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live almost everywhere, in forests, in fields and even in busy towns.
When I have food left over, I bury it and remember where I hid it.
My hearing is so sharp that I can hear a mouse squeaking under the ground from far away.
To catch a mouse, I jump high and dive nose first into the snow.
I'm orange-red with a bushy, white-tipped tail, and in stories I'm famous for being clever and sly.
Sammy might be thinking of a fox.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the fox in the Woods adventure.
Play the WoodsComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
