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Two categories of animal catch the conservationist's attention: the species whose relationship with man pushes them towards extinction - and the red fox Vulpes vulpes is certainly not among these - and the species which, although not globally threatened byhuman activities, are nevertheless subject to widespread persecution - and no species could better exemplify this category than the fox. Many a voice, whether it be from farmer, pest officer, gamekeeper or neurotic, is raised against the fox, and may only be quelled or tempered by the good sense that rests on knowledge. Consequently the publication of a semi-popular general account of fox biology is a welcome event.Lloyd's book is probably not going to be read from cover to cover-by anyone other than a fox specialist, but it ranges across topics from the fox's angle of vision to its fleas, from courtship to diet. It will doubtless resolve many discussions of the size, habits, anddistances foxes travel, and the breadth of material presented will provide ideal background for many fox projects. The eight chapters describe the classification, anatomy and distribution of foxes before going on to aspects of behaviour and ecology, such as diet and hunting behaviour, courtship and parental care, population dynamics, territoriality and dispersion. There are two interesting chapters on the history, theory and practice of man's varied relationships with foxes, which include not only some unusual material but a thoughful perspective on 'fox problems'. A most notable feature is an excellent bibliography. The black and white photographs are not amongst the most thrilling of fox pictures, but they certainly make some telling points.Gwyn Lloyd has spent a significant part of his working life studying foxes, and his text, although following a scientifically impersonal style for the most part, does allow his humour and his sensitivity for his subject to shine through. There is one sentence about the fox which, more than any other, I am sure will be quoted until the type is almost rubbed from the page: 'Perhaps it deserves its reputation as a rascal but it does not deserve to die the squalid death that is so often its fate.' (DAVID W. MACDONALD)

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Red fox --- Animal communication. --- Biological models. --- Behavior.

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Red fox --- Mammals --- verspreiding --- dispersal --- canidae --- denemarken --- denmark --- diergemeenschappen --- animal communities --- Animal Behaviour and Ethology --- Wild and Feral Animals (General) --- Diergedrag en ethologie --- Wilde en verwilderde dieren (algemeen)

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