Talk:Fox
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[edit] Incorrect term used.
The gray fox is one of only two canine species known to climb trees; the other is the raccoon dog.
Blatantly Incorrect, neither species are canines, or of the tribe Caninae, Should be Canidae.
ZeroFTW (talk) 17:06, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
also if you youtube dog in tree Im sure you would find something other than foxes climbing trees, Ive seen a small dog climb a somewhat sideways tree with great skill..//. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.236.1.103 (talk) 20:46, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Edit request from 68.114.141.61, 21 December 2010
{{edit semi-protected}} Under the section "Relationships with Humans" the following should be corrected for grammatical errors. "In June 2010, a 9-month-old twin girls were bitten..." A simple one word addition/replacement can fix this tiny error. Little errors like this make people think wikipedia is full of inaccuracies. Thanks.
68.114.141.61 (talk) 16:45, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
[edit] On early relationship with humans
see/hear this: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/19/133898499/mans-first-best-friend-might-have-been-a-fox. Then some-one should go to the original article and include the info.Kdammers (talk) 12:50, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Etymology, The bushy tail is also the source of the word for fox
Lithuanian: uodegis, from uodega, "tail" <-- this is not true. in Lithuanian fox is called Lapė. Please delete that part — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.28.5.125 (talk) 21:07, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Aerodynamics
From "General Characteristics" "Foxes are not, by nature, aerodynamic.[7]"
Why is it important to note this and why is the source an economics books? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.89.12.255 (talk) 04:44, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
I found the relevant passage in "The Armchair Economist". And I've concluded that this sentence, along with the reference, is intended as a joke. And should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.183.136.7 (talk) 11:31, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Number of "Fox" Species
Regarding a statement in the introduction: Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to the Vulpes genus of "true foxes". I count 26 species from the genera listed (12 in Vulpes/Alopex, 1 in Canis, 1 in Cerdocyon, 1 in Chrysocyon, 1 in Dusicyon, 6 in Lycalopex/Pseudalopex, 1 in Otocyon, and 3 in Urocyon if we include the still-undescribed Cozumel fox). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.139.170.161 (talk) 18:41, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
