10 Foxes You Won’t Believe Actually Exist

10 Foxes You Won’t Believe Actually Exist ➤ Welcome to 100B, your #1 place for all your amazing videos that will inspire you everyday from animals to funny moments. So make sure to SUBSCRIBE and never miss a video! ➤ SUBSCRIBE:    / @100b-g9i   10 FOXES THAT YOU WON’T BELIEVE EXIST. Foxes are omnivores that can be found on all continents, except Antarctica. Their triangular-shaped ears, pointy noses, and long, bushy tails distinguish them from other creatures. However, though only members of the genus Vulpes (VWOOL-PES) are actual foxes, there are a few additional species that are sometimes grouped in with foxes, for their similar appearances. These animals are referred to as ‘false foxes’. In this video, though, we’re only going to talk about actual foxes and why they’re so fascinating and unbelievable. 10. Cape Fox. Cape foxes (vulpes chama (CHAH-MAH)) are true foxes that weigh between 2.5 and 4.3 kg or 5.5 and 10 pounds and reach 25 to 35.5 cm or 10 to 14 inches tall at the shoulder. They’re the only foxes found south of the equator, living in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana, preferring grasslands, moderately forested areas, and dry, semi-arid environments. One of the only places where they tolerate a wetter environment, with rainfall and thick vegetation, is the fynbos biome (FAIN-BOSE BYE-OHM) in South Africa’s western Cape Province. Although their hair is a reddish tint and their jaw is dark brown, they’re normally a silvery-gray or fawn color, with a black-tipped tail. For their diet, they mostly consume rodents, birds, insects, and reptiles, but as they’re omnivores, they’ll also eat various fruit. The largest food they may target are young lambs. The Cape Fox is mostly active at night, though their social structures are unknown. It does appear to be monogamous, like other canids (CAN-NIDS). 9. Bat-Eared Fox. The bat-eared fox is a solitary member of the Otocyon (OH-TOE-SEE-ON) genus. Unlike many others, this fox has unusually large ears in proportion to it’s head, as reflected in its name. They have yellow-brown bodies, with light necks and underbellies. Bat-eared foxes are tan in color, with dark legs, and weigh 2.7 to 5.4 kg or 6 to 12 lbs. Peculiar and useful, their huge ears help to thermoregulate their body temperature. Bat-eared foxes can be found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Uganda, Sudan, South Africa, Somalia, and Zimbabwe in Eastern and Southern Africa. Their preferred habitats are short grasslands that have been grazed by ungulates (such as zebras and giraffes), as well as the edges of woods. Unlike most other foxes, they love to fill up on insects, such as ants, beetles, grasshoppers, termites, and spiders. And, instead of depending on sight or scent, bat-eared foxes utilize their big ears to locate prey. 8. Tibetan Fox. The Tibetan fox (vulpes ferrilata) is a little animal that weighs between 3.6 to 5.4 kg or 8 to 12 pounds, only found on China's Tibetan plateau and India's Ladakh (lah-DAK) plateau. They like grassy land and slopes between 3,505 to 5,212 meters or 11,500 and 17,100 feet up. These little foxes are usually brown or gray in hue, with a golden underbelly. Their most distinguishing characteristics are their slimmer noses, jaws, and longer canine teeth compared to other foxes. Rodents, hares, lizards, Tibetan antelopes, plateau pikas, and musk deer are all prey for Tibetan foxes. But, on occasion, they’ll also eat cattle. Though many foxes are nocturnal, Tibetan foxes prefer to hunt during the day since pikas are diurnal. And, the tibetan fox’s mated partners frequently live and hunt together, with their young staying with them until around 10 months old. 7. Blanford’s Fox. The Blanford's Fox (Vulpes cana (CAN-NAH)), also known as the Afghan fox, dog fox, king fox, and other names, is a tiny species of the Vulpes genus that lives in regions of Central Asia and the Middle East. Mountains, steppes, and semi-arid plains areas make up its habitat. These foxes have hairless foot pads, sharp curved claws, and big bushy tails that allow them to climb rocks and other surfaces and leap from cliff to cliff with ease. In addition, the blanford’s fox is also omnivorous, eating fruit, vegetables, and insects. And, thank goodness, this species has a conservation category of “Least Concerned”, being protected in certain countries where it’s located, though it is hunted for fur in other countries.