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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARcH 15, 2019
© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 16
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Is it a dog or a cat?
Look at the fox. Do you think it is part of the
dog family or the cat family? Write your
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Where do foxes live?
Foxes are found all over the
world except in Antarctica.
Even in deserts and in the
Arctic! They also adapt well to
human environments such as
farms, suburban areas, and
even large communities.
The fennec fox is the
smallest of the foxes. It has
enormous ears, measuring
6 inches (15 cm). They live
in desert zones of North
Africa and the Sinai and
Arabian peninsulas.
How many foxes?
Add up the numbers
next to the foxes that
look exactly alike to
discover how
many
different
kind of
foxes
there are in
the world.
ANSWER:
6
8
The red fox can be
found in North and
Central America,
Northern Africa, Asia
and Australia. It is at
home in the wild and
in urban areas.
3
Gray foxes live in forests
and woodland areas
of North and Central
America. Gray foxes are
the only members of the
dog family that can
climb trees.
The Arctic fox is found
in Canada, Alaska,
Russia, Greenland, and
Scandinavia. The Arctic
fox is the only native
land mammal found
in Iceland.
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Astoria, OR
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Do the math to fill in the blanks.
A female fox is called a _____________ .
(5 + 5 + 5)
503.325.0411
A male fox is called a _____________ .
AND
TOWING
(7 + 6 + 5)
34747 Hwy 101 Bus.
ASTORIA
A fox’s home is called a _____________.
(8 + 6 + 5)
A baby fox is called a _________ or a __________.
(7 + 7)
9
2
7
(12 + 8)
A group of foxes is called a _____________.
19 = DEN
15 = VIXEN
17 = SKU
CUB
18 = DOG
=
LK
4
1
(11 + 6)
Amazing Hearing
ANSWER: There are 21 different kinds of foxes in the world.
Clever as a Fox
Foxes are very smart and crafty in finding
food, surviving in
extreme weather,
outsmarting predators, protecting their
young and more. They’re smarter than
most, but not all, dog breeds. How many
foxes can you find on this page?
A fox can hear a mouse squeak
300 feet away. That’s as far
as a football field!
20 = KIT
Fox’s
Good Life
Look through
the newspaper
for pictures and
words that would
While a fox is a member of the dog family, it has some traits
that are very cat-like. Foxes are nocturnal (active at night). Fox make a fox’s life
eyes are like a cat with vertical pupils that allow it to see in dim a good life. Make
a collage with
light. And like the cat, the fox has sensitive whiskers and spines
your
selections.
on its tongue. It has retractable claws, just like a cat. It walks on
Standards Link:
its toes in a graceful, cat-like tread. The gray fox can climb trees
Research: Use the
and has, on occasion, taken naps in owl and hawk nests!
newspaper to locate
Member of the Dog Family
information.
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READY MIX
What do foxes eat? Circle all the things you think a
fox eats as part of its natural diet.
PREDATORS
SURVIVING
FENNEC
ARCTIC
TRAITS
SPINES
NATIVE
ACTIVE
ADAPT
CLIMB
URBAN
FOXES
GRAY
RED
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Find the words in the puzzle.
How many of them can you
find on this page?
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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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C abana
D R aya
RESTAURANT
ANSWER: If you circled all of these things, you are right! The fox eats a
wide variety of foods. It is an omnivore and its diet includes fruits, berries
and grasses. It also eats birds and small mammals like squirrels, rabbits and mice.
A large part of the fox's diet is made up of invertebrates like crickets,
caterpillars, grasshoppers, beetles and crayfish.
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Number Expansion
WARRENTON
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Find at least 10 five-digit numbers in the
newspaper. Write each number in its
expanded form. Example: The number
15,743 becomes fifteen thousand, seven
hundred fifty three.
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for supporting
Newspapers
In Education
ANSWER: To get to the chicken on the other side.
Standards Link: Number Sense: Write numbers in words.
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