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swift fox
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swift fox
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small fox, Vulpes velox, of the plains of W North America Also called kit fox
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Cooperative or opportunistic foraging between badgers and swift foxes (Vulpes velox) have also been recorded (Ausband and Ausband 2006).
Hypothetical relationships between the San Joaquin kit fox, ... by Clark, Howard O., Jr. / Endangered Species Update
They cite studies indicating not only that the rodents aren't a threat to cattle, but that as "keystone" species, their presence is actually essential to the survival of some 170 western vertebrates -- among them mountain plovers, swift foxes, and endangered black-footed ferrets.
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Swift foxes are preyed upon by both terrestrial and avian predators and are extremely den dependent.
First swift fox, Vulpes velox, reintroduction in the USA: results of ... by Smeeton, Clio; Weagle, Ken / Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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