{"id":1879,"date":"2020-12-09T11:56:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T18:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2020-12-09T14:10:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T21:10:34","slug":"a-gray-fox-in-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/nature-detectives\/a-gray-fox-in-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gray Fox in a Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The two young friends shed their backpacks and plopped down on opposite sides of a flat rock. Jamie gazed up at a gnarled, old aspen tree next to the trail. \u201cI\u2019d really like to see a gray fox in that tree\u2026or any tree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelly snorted. \u201cYeah, like that\u2019s ever going to happen. Foxes don\u2019t climb trees. And, you mean a red fox, Jamie. Some red foxes are mostly gray or black.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean gray fox,\u201d Jamie emphasized. \u201cGray foxes do climb trees. They\u2019re a whole different kind of fox than a red fox. Both kinds live in Boulder County. My t\u00eda showed me a photo of a gray fox in a tree and told me all about them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you know whether it\u2019s a gray fox or a gray-furred red fox?\u201d Kelly asked.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie grinned. \u201cThe two species look different, but it\u2019s easy if you check out the tail. Red foxes always have a white-tipped tail. Gray foxes have a black-tipped tail. Gray foxes have a wild-looking black stripe down their back too. And, remember, gray foxes can climb trees! A red fox can\u2019t do that!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeriously?\u201d Kelly was still skeptical. \u201cHow can they climb trees?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike a cat. Gray foxes have retractable claws.\u201d Jamie\u2019s fingers curled into pretend cat claws. \u201cYou know, they can extend them from their paws like a cat, and pull them back when they don\u2019t need them. Long claws make it easy to scramble up leaning trees, but they can climb straight up a tree by hugging it with their front legs, and pushing with their back legs. They are also good at leaping from one tree branch to another.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly wasn\u2019t quite convinced. \u201cHow do they get down from a tree?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey back down, clinging to the trunk with their claws,\u201d Jamie said. \u201cOr if the tree is leaning sideways, they just run down the trunk. They are mostly out at night, but maybe we\u2019ll see one some time. You ready? Let\u2019s go. We can talk more about gray foxes later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.bouldercounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nature-detectives-gray-fox.pdf\">Continue Reading &amp; Download the Print Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"clearfix\"><i class=\"fa fa-bug fa-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Nature Detectives Library<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Every past issue of Nature Detectives can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bouldercounty.org\/open-space\/education\/nature-detectives\/#library\">Nature Detectives Library<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The two young friends shed their backpacks and plopped down on opposite sides of a flat rock. Jamie gazed up at a gnarled, old aspen tree next to the trail. \u201cI\u2019d really like to see a gray fox in that tree\u2026or any tree.\u201d Kelly snorted. \u201cYeah, like that\u2019s ever going to happen. 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