Shadow (California Gray Fox)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Three of our permanent residents are
California Gray Foxes. These foxes are
unusual because they are capable of climbing trees and unfortunately henhouse
fences. They are smaller than the red
fox found in the Midwest and east coast, but are larger than the endangered kit
fox. Fox are especially shy and timid in
the wild and so you might not see them as often as you will their bolder cousin
the coyote. Gray foxes are most easily
distinguished from the kit fox by the black strip that runs the length of the
top of their tail while the kit fox only has a black tipped tail.