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Channel Island Fox Research Paper

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Channel Island Fox (Urocyon Littorals) The animal I was given for this assignment was the Channel Island Fox. They are considered to be near extinction animals with nearly about 2,500 fox left (last checked 2008). The Channel Island Fox is a type of fox that only lives on the Channel Islands, which is located around the coast of Southern California in about 19 to 61 miles away from the continental state. On a clear day in California, many visitors have the chance to see the islands over the shores. Within the eight islands, only six of the islands have the Channel Island Fox on their land. The six islands are San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Santa Catalina, San Nicolas and San Clemente. Each island has different features which has given each island fox a different trait compared to each one, but they are still considered as Island Fox. …show more content…

They eat a large amount of large insects, some deer mice, reptiles, and fruit from plants on the island. Their diet changes within the seasons because of supply. They are known to be generalists when it comes to searching for food. They hung small prey and search out for seasonal fruit. Depending on the island a fox is at they eat different types of fruits. The most common fruit that island fox eat is the prickly pear cactus which is in San Clemente, San Nicolas, and Santa Catalina hold the native fruit on each island, while the non-native fruit on the island is only the Australian Saltbush in which the San Clemente, San Nicolas, and Santa Rosa feeds their

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