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"With their quick intelligence, amazing adaptability, and expert skill as hunters, foxes are among the most successful animals in the world. In her personal, highly readable text, Rebecca Grambo describes in vivid detail the fox's acute sense of hearing, which allows it to locate scurrying insects; its superb sense of smell, which can easily pick up the scent of a dog's day-old paw print; and its excellent night vision, which can detect a rabbit's blinking eyelid in the shadows. With all of their skills, it is no wonder that foxes inhabit every continent except Antarctica, making their home in lush rain forests, on wind-swept ice, in desert sands and on urban streets." "Feared and hunted throughout history, the fox has been linked with the gods in Finnish legends, associated with demons in Japanese and Chinese tales, and portrayed as a thief and murderer in European folklore. The fox has also been avidly hunted for sport, trapped for its beautiful fur and mercilessly shot and poisoned as vermin. Despite this relentless slaughter, the fox has proliferated. The World of the Fox applauds the resilience of this graceful, mysterious animal and argues that we must do all we can to ensure that the fox will continue to thrive."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved