Coyote Finds Den of Red Fox Pups

[@katecarpenter4411]

I see foxes when i drive home and hear coyote packs in the hills and see bobcats more than you would think right by suburban homes

[@boss30277]

Just today, I seen a fox in my front yard! I as well live in a small town. It was an awesome experience.

[@Rob23765]

Where I live foxes are somewhat common at night in the summertime. They bolt whenever someone walks towards them.

[@colagames3164]

+Alma Elma England I'm guessing? Cause they have a huge population of foxes.

[@tpr299]

I have a fox den right across the street from my house. I can sit in the living room, and watch the fox family each spring. We’ve been watching fox about six years now.

[@WesternKYBackyardWildlife]

Wildlife is amazing. My husband and I set up a camera in our backyard. We were excited about the wildlife we have. We have a Red Fox :)

[@debbiechristian506]

What a treat!! Last Spring I discovered through a neighbor there are foxes all around my home in the woods. You can only hear them in the very early morning. I had to go online and listen to their screams and chatter to recognize it was them when I heard them.

[@carljones536]

OMG amazing video. Last night I saw a fox for the very first time... it was a moment that I will remember for a long time.

[@jamesmcintosh5015]

They said "Adult Puppies"

[@Foxiepawstotti]

I am really lucky as I live in London England and I look after urban foxes and feral cats (we have a scheme here for catching, a vet neuters and we let the cats recuperate in our home or bath room if it's totally undomesticated) then depending on the willingness of the cat to be rehomed we will try to rehome as many as we can and release at the capture point the ones that are too wild to home). Foxes and cats are great buddies sharing a symbiotic relationship where domestic or feral cats will show foxes which houses give out food and the foxes (who are seldom heavier but are taller than cats) act as albeit illusory bodyguards, akways deferring to the cats (cats always eat first!) the foxes also share their earths with feral cats. They do stay out all night but territory is strongly contested in London as there are at least 38,000 urban foxes in London, I think the earths are used more here. Foxes and badgers share sometimes but as foxes only tidy out twice weekly to the badgers O.C.D. up to 3 times daily, it seldom lasts long unlike the cat and fox partnerships. I didn't know that coyotes would take foxes but I would still love to meet one as coyotes fascinate me..I know foxes mate for life and by the end of the summer, the kitts, born early in the year (Feb.-March) are being urged to disperse and find their own territory by Mum and Dad who want some 'me' time brfore the cycle begins again in Jan-Feb. This is the point where we get casualties as the kitts get hit by cars or are simply unable to compete or the only earth available is infected with sarcoptic mange. All this is why we look after them, monitoring their condition trating

[@lass-inangeles7564]

+Anne Anderson (Foxiepaws) What wonderful work you do, hurrah for your group!!! Is there no way to get rid of the nasty sarcoptic mange mites - some spraying annually in areas? What a pest that is! I raised a Bengal Kit Fox once as a teenager. My home in India was full of rescued animals, foxes, eagles, dozens of cats, German Shepherd dog, mongooses, chickens, ducks, snakes, etc. Not all at once, but in stages, wild and domestic animal rescues took place. There were no vets in India, and I was it. So local pharmacy and doctor were besieged by me to treat animals and I did a lot of bone setting in birds (100% recovery rate), proper nutrition in animals, bathing and removing parasites inside and outside, and rehab slowly till animal was healed and able to manage on its own. Some stayed on, some flew off. Some were donated to people with gardens so they could live out lives in peace and be fed regularly. My fox always played with the GSD dog and cats and was so sweet! Felix was his name.

[@netherdominater9960]

I once saw a fox driving by my elementary school (a few years after I graduated from it) munching on roadkill on the sidewalk. It was a beautiful animal :)

[@silencedbysoul9103]

I found a baby fox around the age of those when there just coming up from the den she grew up eventually running away to live in the wild it's been two years or so and I've seen her some times but then 3 days ago I saw a fox on the side of the road and now am sad I raised her and now she's gone 😥

[@TimothyRyanFisher]

I live in Chicago and see raccoons, rabbits, opossum, deer, foxes, there was a mountain lion shot in the city a few years ago and a coyote wondered into a convenient store downtown and laid in a cooler, it was a hot day. We currently have a skunk family in our yard and they are not shy, I give them their space.

[@Jozhster]

Poor thing getting shot

[@rosesweet1967]

I saw the video of the mountain lion they caught or killed....but I've read the coyote population is very high in Chicago...few yrs ago a guy took his 3 dogs outside after 1am to use the bathroom...3-4 coyotes chased the dogs and him into their house, 1 coyote went thru the bottom glass piece on the door, they have shown footage on a college campus, the coyotes are out during daytime hrs and not to afraid of ppl, my daughter & granddaughter live there, so I watch, worry and warn her...

[@xinic5]

I see Coyotes from time to time just running down the road late at night. And this is San Antonio, suburban areas.

[@brodyprock1619]

xinic5 Washington state has a lot of coyotes

[@Sourdoughgirl]

Awesome video. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@mffoffice7478]

Great video showing some really good fox images from a camera trap.

[@nita8548]

Great video! This is probably happening right behind my house. Foxes are screaming at night and I have seen a COYOTE twice in one week. My fear is one of them is going to get my cat.😧

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

They will. It's just a matter of time. Keeping the cat inside, especially at night is the only option.

[@carolemunns5955]

I am also waiting for the foxes to come back! We have lived in our house for 2 years and neighbors tell us that each Spring the foxes are born under our deck. We were out of town that first Spring, but were able to witness this last Spring! I have a pretty awesome video myself! 6 kits! So, after seeing your video I went out and bought two cameras and have them set up. So far, just a raccoon, bunny and possum who like to take selfless! I'm thinking the kits will be born in March since they first came out last April 12th. It's so exciting! I hope you make another video this Spring if your den is occupied again!

[@akiokami9367]

I mean, it is sad that the coyote eats kits, but it is a part of nature. You need balance. Too many coyotes can become a nuisance, too many foxes can also become a nuisance. But you need both to control rodent populations. Foxes and coyotes both only have maybe 5 pups/kits pet season. While mice, rabbits, and squirrels produce more even multiple times in a season. No one is the bad guy in this story, it’s just how the world must operate

[@Nuwebber]

Can't wait to see the robotcam. Great video!

[@lass-inangeles7564]

Pretty awesome, except can you guys stop talking and let the video roll? Incessant wired up chatter! Its verbal clutter.

[@molarmama32]

+Lass-in Angeles They are hoping that they are picked up by the Animal Channel.

[@kandyrew]

+Lass-in Angeles i like the commentary, personally. adds a bit more to the story

[@ncnaturalsciences]

+Lass-in Angeles You can get lots more commentary-free puppy footage via Roland's eMammal Twitter feed @camtraplive. They've gotten some pretty good stuff recently.

[@TheFurriestOne]

Mute, and play at 2X speed, that's what I did.

[@antoniamauceri3195]

Lass-in Angeles you are right

[@llamaamazing4702]

a few weeks ago a fox got in my back garden and was actually a vixen and pregnant. She had 4 cubs and the father would come and go. After a couple of days a coyote broke in and attacked the male fox I wanted to help but I was 2 scared :(. so the dad got injured but killed the coyote after 10 mins of fighting I had to remove the coyote out of my garden and put it in the forest close to my home and the adult foxes were staring at me. I called the vets because of the fathers wound. Once I found half a deer I dont know if it was all ready dead or the foxes got the deer. I still can see them from my kitchen window.

[@AshleyMires]

With foxes, it's not puppies, There kits!

[@AshleyMires]

Thanks! I didn't know that the terms changed depending where you live. :)

[@AshleyMires]

Sorry, Thanks.

[@belladmazz6942]

Adult puppies?!

[@nickypelosi5646]

I love foxes. Foxes are my spirit animal

[@zacharygardner5567]

So beautiful.

[@delialin1159]

i like how you explained everything :D

[@nanigoose]

Thanks for the enlightenment about referring to fox young as puppies, in addition to kits. It just seemed odd that the word puppy was used exclusively in lieu of kits.

[@ncnaturalsciences]

+nanigoose You're welcome! :)

[@Kinopanorama1]

Great use of your camera.

[@brianwood275]

thanks, I went to ncsu, took one wildlife class. good video.

[@UntamedScience]

Great Video Roland! Good stuff!

[@treadstone1222]

I've been seeing some foxes around my area of New Jersey. It's very interesting.

[@andINeverDid]

We had foxes in our back yard, my dogs were going crazy, but i imagine they were pretty safe, considering our house is pretty far in the city and coyotes are really common in the forests outside the city, they even had some kits too! We would see them sometimes! Although I'd always send my 8lb Pomeranian out with my hunting golden retriever so he wouldn't get eaten lol

[@beeyoung539]

It is very common for wild predatory animals living near people to watch what people are about. It is not safe for wild animals to be watched and followed by people, because people expose them to predators. This is exactly what has happened with this fox den: the young curios people exposed them to a coyote. If you care about nature leave it alone.

[@deathmedicaldave4823]

Thanks a lot, great stuff.... I love you guys! Please make some more coyote videos! ;)

[@mominniazi7508]

I want to live in that neighborhood

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

You can find foxes in practically any suburban neighborhood. I drove though a neighborhood in Maryland once and a fox was trotting down the street as casual as anything.

[@boyoski]

There not puppies they are kits

[@ncnaturalsciences]

+Shiloh VanMarter +Sourdough Girl We answered this a while ago, actually. You are correct that "kits" is an accurate term for young foxes, however, "pups" is also correct. Roland prefers "pups" since foxes are canids.

[@meow88]

+North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences The actual correct term is 'Vulpine', as foxes are similar to feline and canine at the same time. Thhey are classified as canine though but its actually vulpine

[@matthewdevine5270]

+North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences I think the foxes left because they realized something was searching around for them and food

[@ncnaturalsciences]

+Karumen Toki Vulpine refers to the genus of the red fox, "Vulpes"; however they are also in the subfamily "Canidae," so canine is also appropriate.

[@ncnaturalsciences]

+john Palmerston Sorry, no real hints for finding a fox den, just a hole in the ground that looks like it's getting some traffic.

[@manystripesonetiger7892]

That's my den! 🌲🌲🌲🐾🐾🐾🦊🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐺🌲🌲🌲🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧

[@augustboylan7398]

I think you should keep the talking about what's going on at the den or where ever the family lives because it's scientifically telling you how protective animal parents can be

[@Skva10]

Coyotes and wolves look exactly the same to me I can not even tell the difference

[@Ravenswitch]

+Sergey kuyava Coyotes are smaller! Some can be [ not all ] friendly ... Wolves are aggressive [ most in the wild ] and are much larger in size! They also will be very skiddish! Both are gorgeous though!

[@blackbriar246]

Coyotes are skinny and much smaller. Wolves are bulkier and tend to have thicker fur.

[@Ravenswitch]

Not all Coyotes are skinny and small. Many are very big, they look like big dogs, with thick fur. The way to distinguish them is their face, it is very Fox like! Wolves have broader faces and are bigger in height and weight.

[@malyhunter]

doctor a specialist had to put camera to find out who made those holes :)))))))))))))) i am just a hunter and trapper and i know right the way who made the den it is very simple just loocking at the trucks.

[@tookclosely5480]

they are very very smart

[@peterfilardo7789]

That Google Sat photo is my old neighborhood. Hoo boy.

[@nakyer]

+Peter Filardo You will enjoy Canadian geese shaped pyramid sharpeners.

[@yannicjohnson9164]

totally looks like the fox doesn't see the camera🤣🤣🤣

[@JohannaTest]

In California we have native gray foxes, kit foxes, Sierra Nevada Red Foxes, but the run of the mill red fox is considered an introduced pest. Does NC have a native fox? Is the coyote native to the area?

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

Well hate do burst your bubble. Red foxes were not introduced to California, they've always naturally occurred there. Red foxes are the widest ranging of any fox species and can be found as far north as Canada, as far North East as Maine and as far south-west as Mexico.

[@peterstone172]

Cool video.

[@agitatedangel5472]

Awesome video. However, by vilifying the coyote (e.g. the ominous music when the coyote enters) it supports people's irrational hatred of coyotes. Why are coyotes always portrayed as villains? It is similar to the narrative that lead to the destruction wolf populations.

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

It's because they eat our pets and livestock and have killed humans on a few rare occasions. I wouldn't worry about them being destroyed though. Coyotes can flourish absolutely anywhere, unlike wolves. They will probably outlive humans as a species.

[@alberteintstein9138]

Circle of life

[@nanigoose]

Interesting that they refer to the kits as puppies. I would think that these researchers would use correct terminology.

[@ncnaturalsciences]

+nanigoose We answered this a while ago, actually. You are correct that "kits" is an accurate term for young foxes, however, "pups" is also correct. Roland prefers "pups" since foxes are canids.

[@curtflirt2]

What happened two those foxes ???

[@garionporter5961]

Please don't turn coyotes into the bad guys. Wolves too get a hard rapp. We all know who the villians are. >:(

[@Black2Canada]

Yeah Humans

[@kurumais]

aren't they called kits?

[@ncnaturalsciences]

+kurumais Fox young can be called kits or pups: Roland prefers pups, since they are canids.

[@kurumais]

+North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences thanks for the clarification loved the vid

[@AXELLCHANG1772]

Or the coyote ate them?

[@allenkvextreme]

pretty scary knowing that i go to the woods all the time to mountain bike

[@juanpizzo6122]

what did the fox say?

[@gerithaw4245]

"Missing Accomplice"

[@TehDubba]

optomistic of u. definitely got eaten if the parents returned

[@xxwolfygurlxx9987]

I named all the babyies

[@anraegodley-cooper6321]

Awwwwwwww

[@mikeschoolcraft21]

I am in Clayton, my cat went missing due to coyotes in my area due to geese at pond.

[@coffee7644]

what am i going to do to the babies?!

[@iowastate]

the announcers are like sports commentators, they believe we all want to enjoy the benefits of their expertise and we might if they didn't force so damn much of it on us

[@nativeredman9940]

The coyote is not a good dog.When my Mom was fighting cancer, I saw a coyote sitting in someones driveway staring at me as I drove by.Traditional Indians think of coyotes as tricksters and bad messengers or a bad sign. I called my brother and sister in east Texas to warn them about the coyote. My brother said it was probably nothing. Later that night my Mom had a bad stroke. We drove down there to be with Mom. Dad and I came back to the house and and Dad said; I saw the damndest thing this morning. There was a coyote settin in the back yard lookin at the house.My Dad was a white man so I said I would'nt say anything to Mom about the coyote. you know how they are about that kind of stuff.I never told Dad about the other coyote . Mom died a little over a week later.

[@scotts002]

Good story about foxes, except for the melodrama. Really, if it's supposed to be about natural *sciences* it needs a scientifically-oriented screenplay and soundtrack. Dr. Schuttler got it right when she said "It's really hard for me to know who to side for." The screenwriter and soundtrack composer, on the other hand, are so guilty of melodrama.

[@sickofidiots4095]

Sorry, but the pups were eaten by the same coyotes you had on film.

[@ncnaturalsciences]

+Sickof Idiots We don't think so. If that had happened at the hole we would have seen it on the camera traps.

[@sickofidiots4095]

+North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences I should have said, "likely". The pups were beginning to explore apparently and I suspect the Coyote got them outside of camera range. They looked too young to fend for themselves. Also, the parents coming back without them, is a bad sign. Admittedly, this is just speculation.

[@princeofdarknessxyz1]

+North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences awww cliff hanger...you guys should have tagged them...want to find out if they are still around

[@sickofidiots4095]

Lass-in Angeles This isn't a cartoon, it's wildlife. Get over it.

[@rovelfox7832]

+Sickof Idiots Foxes tend to switch dens a lot, bringing the kits with them; especially if they feel the current den is threatened. This tends to frustrate wildlife watchers a lot as the fox parents tend to be paranoid and will make sure that their new den is even harder to find, meaning that the kits are never seen again in most cases.

[@brodyprock1619]

Fox and the hound in real life

[@hotenhitonokoe2848]

Cute

[@domainofthesun4400]

The "horror movie" music when the coyotes show up is REALLY OFFENSIVE and promotes a view of predators as evil.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

Foxes are predators too,you know.

[@ajayinsideslc]

The coyotes found the den thanks to the camera crew

[@myawesomenessisawesome5312]

cute

[@bellaquinn1207]

noo9ooooooo9oooooooo😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😰😰😰😰😰😪😪

[@jessicapeterson1321]

🐺

[@ink1929]

Coyote vs 2 foxes, puma wins

[@Limestonebowhunter]

Coyote (silent e) not coyoteeeee. If you're a scientist, at least learn the correct pronunciation.

[@ncnaturalsciences]

+Gregg Bleier Actually, both pronunciations are correct.

[@lekre8421]

+Gregg Bleier Fail, Mr. Bleier. The etymology of the word is from the Spanish language, particularly the Mexican dialects and uses. Originally the final e sounded like a long a. Anglicized it sounds like a long e. Further anglicized the final vowel sound is dropped, but not in spelling.

[@domainofthesun4400]

+Gregg Bleier Both pronunciations are correct, sir. They always have been.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

It's coy-o-tee. Coy-ote(silent E) is a term used by people in the west mostly

[@gypsyfox4161]

SQUAW

[@fluffgirl1000]

get a trap for the coyote and take him far away