Can a fox climb trees?

Answer 1

Yes, but it isn't easy and it is rare, nor of any help.
Grey foxes can climb trees, but the only red foxes that do are those that live near grey foxes, it may be that the grey foxes taught the red ones how to climb trees.

Much like its brother canine the dog the fox has blunt claws and that makes it hard to climb trees. However, there are a few dogs that don't let that deter them and make a running leap and scrabble up the tree (if it is leaning enough for them to be able to make it). Foxes can do the same thing and if a cougar is after you looking for dinner then that is a lot of incentive to go climb a tree; although it may not be the brightest thing to do.

Normally foxes don't climb trees; they don't have the claws for it, but given sufficient motive they can if the tree is an easy one to climb. In fact you would have an easier time of climbing a tree than a fox would.

In a fox hunt any tree that a fox could climb could just as easily be climbed as the dogs so their best bet is to go to ground, the only situation where climbing a tree would be good for a fox would be if a wild boar was trying to chase one away from its young. Then the fox could go into a tree knowing the boar couldn't follow, but in any other situation the best bet is to either out pace the hunter or to go to ground and hide there.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_fox
“Red foxes are generally considered to be the most serious predator of free range poultry. The safest option known in poultry protection is to keep the flock and the fox physically separated, usually with fencing. A fence needs to be at least 2 m high in order to keep out most foxes, though on some rare occasions, a determined fox might succeed in climbing over. Surplus killing will often occur in enclosed spaces such as huts, with discarded feathers and headless bodies usually being the main indicators of fox predation.“

If a fox can climb over a 2 meter high fence to get livestock then it can certainly climb a tree to either find something to eat or to escape. The problem is that if it tries to hunt this way anything able to be in the tree will probably be able to climb better than the fox (like squirrels) or anything that is chasing it could just as easily climb the same tree (like a bear). Besides foxes prefer to hunt in meadows.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_fox
“Red foxes are omnivorous, this dietary adaptability being one of the main factors in the species wide distribution. The majority of their diet consists of invertebrates, such as insects, molluscs, earthworms and crayfish. Common vertebrate prey includes rodents such as mice and voles, rabbits, birds, eggs, amphibians, small reptiles and fish. Foxes have been known to kill deer fawns. In Scandinavia, predation by red fox is the most important mortality cause for neonatal roe deer. In urban areas, they will scavenge on human refuse, and even eat out of pet food bowls left outside. Analysis of country and urban fox diets show that urban foxes have a higher proportion of scavenged food than country foxes. They typically eat 0.5–1 kg (1–2 lb) of food a day.

They usually hunt alone in meadows, the natural environment of their most common prey items; mice and voles. With their acute sense of hearing, they can locate rodents through the thick grass and in their underground burrows. They wait until the mouse or vole comes above ground, then the fox jumps high in the air and pounces on its prey in a cat-like manner. Foxes tend to be extremely possessive of their food and will not share it with others.”

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_fox
"The gray can easily climb trees, while the red fox only does so in areas where the two live near each other. In these areas, the red foxes seem to have learned how to climb trees from the gray foxes.

Answer 2

Can Foxes Climb Trees

Answer 3

You don't say what sort of fox you're talking about. Red foxes, the most common and well-known species, cannot climb, and neither can most other species. However, the grey fox can climb to a degree, though with nothing like the agility of a cat, say. Its claws are only partially retractile and not particularly sharp - it scrambles about in lower branches rather than properly climbing as a cat can. Climbing, swimming and running suggests a jaguar to me.

Answer 4

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The furry fandom is based on anthropormorphic animal characters (animals in HUMAN form, given human characteristics and personality). So I say if humans can climb trees, then it's cool to share that trait with your fursona. Hey my character is a cat and cats are known for climbing trees but I'm terrible at it. so don't worry about it :)

Answer 6

Where did the information come from that red foxes can climb trees? Wherever it came from it is 100% in error. The gray fox, the Eurasian Raccoon Dog and the Bat-eared fox of Africa are the ONLY canines in the world that can climb trees.

Answer 7

of course it can. Most famous is the gray fox.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Of couse, it can!