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kit fox

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kit fox
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for swift fox
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Noun1.kit foxkit fox - small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox
fox - alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
2.kit foxkit fox - small grey fox of the plains of western North America
fox - alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs


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The group says proposed oil and gas drilling in the Los Padres Forest will only yield a 10-day supply of oil yet threatens 20 imperiled species such as the California red-legged frog, the California condor and the San Joaquin kit fox.
The North American kit fox and Saharan fennec fox (above) have normal body temperatures, and radiate excess desert heat from blood vessels in their large ears, like heat from a radiator.
5 million in 1990, they failed to inform him it was also critical habitat for three endangered species: the kangaroo rat, leopard lizard, and San Joaquin kit fox, all of which had been driven out of surrounding irrigated fields.
 
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