There are not many animals keener than foxes. They are nimble, patient, and use impressive stealth tactics to hunt prey.

The red fox is one of a handful of carnivores which have adapted to living in urban centres. There are much fewer natural prey items for a fox in a city but there is far more available food – if ...

Little red flying foxes remain relatively common, however, and are actually regarded as pests by some farmers because they will feed in orchards when other food sources run short.

In northern Japan red foxes search for food on the sea ice. They've learnt to scavenge unwanted scraps from fishermen. But they're not the only opportunists, large flocks of birds also gather and ...