What is a male Fox called?

Male foxes are known as dogs, tods or reynards, and females are called vixens.

Can a fox breed with a dog?

Short answer: no, they can’t. They simply don’t have compatible parts. (Of course, that doesn’t mean they can’t be friends: witness Juniper the Fox and Moose the Dog, above). The longer answer to why dog-fox hybrids can’t exist has to do with the two species having vastly different numbers of chromosomes.

Are foxes good to have around?

But in general, foxes are not especially dangerous to humans or some pets. They will feed on livestock that is small such as poultry, rabbits or other small newborn animals. The reason they do not attack dogs, cats or humans is because they are not something that a fox sees as prey.

Why is Fox cunning?

Foxes are deemed as cunning as their reasoning ability to find and learn the way around hunter traps is one of their innate qualities. Foxes are rarely caught easily, they tend to give a good level of hard time as they are very good at shaking the dogs off by running up and down trees and creeks, doubling back etc.