Fox Numbers: teacher key

Red Foxes, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. Weight, speed, food and lifespan: the numbers that describe a red fox. Find out how far across the world it lives.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is a canid?
   • A member of the dog family (answer)
   • A kind of fruit
   • A baby fox
2. About how long do red foxes live on average in the wild?
   • 30 years
   • 3 years (answer)
   • 15 years
3. About how much food does a red fox eat in a day?
   • Half a kilogram to one kilogram (answer)
   • Ten kilograms
   • None
4. What does a home range depend on?
   • Its tail
   • Its habitat and how much food is there (answer)
   • Its fur color
5. What do the lifespan numbers show about foxes in captivity?
   • They live longer on average (answer)
   • They live shorter lives
   • They are bigger

Words

• canid: dog family member
• omnivores: eats plants, animals
• captivity: life with people
• habitat: kind of place