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Red Fox
Diet
 Red
foxes are omnivorous, feeding on whatever is available, but chiefly mice.
In the winter, their diet also includes muskrats, squirrels, hares
and grouse. During the
summer, they expand this diet to include birds' eggs, beetles and
vegetable matter, such as grass and berries. Red foxes are also scavengers, eating garbage and carrion.
Such versatility in switching to different food items is another
factor which has enabled red foxes to be so widely distributed.
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