Q 01/05

What is a female fox called?

A) A doe

B) A vixen

C) A jill

D) A sow

Answer · why

B) A vixen

Males are dogs, tods or reynards; the young are cubs, pups or kits.

Q 02/05

Which of these is a real collective noun for a group of foxes?

A) A business

B) A murder

C) A parliament

D) A skulk

Answer · why

D) A skulk

'Leash' and 'earth' are also used; foxes are actually mostly solitary hunters.

Q 03/05

On which continent do foxes NOT live?

A) South America

B) Australia

C) Antarctica

D) Africa

Answer · why

C) Antarctica

Australia only has foxes because red foxes were introduced there; they now number in the millions.

Q 04/05

Which fox is the most common and widespread species?

A) Arctic fox

B) Gray fox

C) Red fox

D) Fennec fox

Answer · why

C) Red fox

It has about 47 recognised subspecies and is the most widely distributed member of the whole order Carnivora.

Q 05/05

How many species belong to the 'true fox' genus Vulpes?

A) Six

B) Twelve

C) Twenty

D) Thirty-seven

Answer · why

B) Twelve

Gray foxes, bat-eared foxes and South American 'foxes' sit in other genera.