Red foxes would be great triathletes. Red foxes can run up to 31 mph, jump over 6 ft high fences, and they can even swim.

Scientific name: Vulpes

Mass: 4.9 to 31 lbs (Adult)

Lifespan: 2 to 5 years (In the wild)

Trophic level: Omnivorous

Height: 14 to 20 in. (Adult, At Shoulder)

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable) Encyclopedia of Life

Eats: Leporids, Opossum, Squirrel, Raccoons, Hamster, Gerbil, Gopher, Murids, Arvicolinae

Interesting Facts

1. Red foxes would be great triathletes. Red foxes' can run up to 31 mph, jump over 6 ft high fences, and they can even swim.
2. Their tails are over half the body length. (70% of its head and body length long, to be exact.)
3. Red foxes' forepaws have five toes, while their hind feet only have four! (And they don't have dew claws either.)
4. Females are actually called Vixens, and males are called dog foxes, and young foxes are called cubs, pups, or kits.
5. Red foxes' have supersonic hearing! Well, almost. They can hear crows in flight from up to a third of a mile away, a grouse changing roosts at 600 paces, and even a little mouse squeak from 100 metres away. Reportedly, they can even hear a watch ticking from 40 yards away!
6. They also grin when they are scared.