tree fox
English
editEtymology
editNamed in reference to its ability to climb trees.
Noun
edittree fox (plural tree foxes)
- The gray fox.
- 1983, Ahlstrom, Mark E, Schroeder, Howard, The foxes[1], Mankato, MN: Crestwood House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC:
- One of the gray fox's nicknames is "tree fox," since it often climbs up leaning trees. It likes to take a nap on the low branches. Gray foxes have been seen in trees eating eggs or young birds out of their nests.
- 2013, Zubek, Adeline, Foxes in the dark[3], New York, NY: Gareth Stevens Pub., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC:
- The gray fox has grayish fur on its back. It has reddish, white, and black fur on other parts of its body. It's sometimes called a tree fox. It's the only fox that can climb trees! It climbs to escape enemies.