I had an opportunity to watch a den of
foxes who made their home in a busy neighbor backyard. What was unique (at
least to me) was that the den site housed two families of foxes. Seeing this,
I researched the probability of red fox families sharing residence and was
surprised to learn that it is a regular occurrence.
The reason for suspecting a den site with double
occupancy was there were nine kits running around that were clearly two
different sizes.
It was nearly dusk when this pic was taken. The foxes were very active with play. This pic shows the dominance and which pup stands where in this pack.
This kit appears to be a little bigger
Jim