The male fox mates for life. If the female dies, he will remain single for the rest of his life. However, if the male dies, the female will find another mate
Foxes are family-oriented critters, often forming lifetime attachments when it comes time to raise young ones. During the rest of the year, however, the male (dog) fox and the female (vixen) live separately, mostly at the insistence of the highly territorial female. When Autumn rolls around and the vixen starts feeling amorous, she lets the male know by her scent marking, which changes to advertise her feelings on the matter. At this point the male will reappear and court the female, and will hang around through the Winter until the kids (kits) are born and the vixen can hunt for herself again. He will hang around into the early Spring to make sure they are well provided for, then take off for a Summer of fun and frolic. [source]
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Foxes sure got a bad rep for being sneaky and conniving little bastards when really they're family oriented creatures.
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I guess that explains Fox News, trying to be one thing but ending up being the other.
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