•February 7, 2024•

Last week we were talking about shooting photos for a story about a family of foxes living in a backyard. I made the point that it’s not often we’re able to use “vixen” and “raynard” in a news story.

Crickets. Nary a chuckle or a comeback.

Clearly, the female and male names for adult foxes aren’t on the tips of too many tongues, unless you are a hunter, a zoologist, a mountain lion or an eagle.

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