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Foxes and wolves – especially red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and gray wolves (Canis lupus) – have captured imaginations for ...

"Red fox generally are gentle but should never be approached by people or pets." Officials warned that red foxes can carry rabies -- and often die of rabies, mange and canine distemper.

Red foxes are territorial, and mark their home range using feces and urine. A dominance hierarchy determines who breeds, and the dominant female gives birth each year to a litter of 3 to 12 pups.

Red foxes are more common than Massachusetts’ other fox species, the gray fox, and are found throughout the state, except for the islands, said Wattles.

Red foxes are common to see on Staten Island these days. Find out why in the accompanying story about what they eat — pets, perhaps? — and when to spot them.