Meet the fox
Foxes pounce most successfully when they jump towards the north — scientists think they use Earth's magnetic field to aim.
Friends and family
Family groups share a territory; cubs stay with their parents through their first summer.
Both parents bring food; older sisters sometimes stay to help raise the next litter.
How they talk
Over 20 calls, from screams to a soft 'wow-wow' greeting, plus scent messages.
How clever are they?
Foxes cache food and remember dozens of hiding spots for weeks.
What they feel
Fox cubs play-fight, chase tails and pounce on leaves for fun.
Superpower: Magnetic pounce
Foxes seem to line up with Earth's magnetic field to judge the distance to prey they can't see.
👀 See the world through their eyes
Hearing
They can hear a mouse squeak from 100 metres away.
Smell
A fox finds buried food months later by scent alone.
🤓 Did you know?
- Foxes have vertical pupils like cats, great for night hunting.
- Fox pounces succeed more often when aimed north.scientists are still studying this
- City foxes are often bolder than countryside foxes.
Living alongside people
Foxes are hunted and farmed for fur in some countries, and welcomed as city neighbours in others.