Stopping by to wish you a happy #NationalFoxDay 🦊 Fast gray fox facts (say that three times fast 😳): 👉Gray foxes are the only canid in North America that can climb trees. They use their strong, hooked claws to climb up trunks and even rest on branches. 👉They're speedy and elusive, able to dart through dense trees and bushes where larger predators can’t follow. 👉 Like other foxes, they rely on sharp hearing and smell to detect prey moving underground or rustling in the leaves. #utahshoglezoo

A special visitor at the SPAWN Native Plant Nursery! Our team was delighted to spot a California Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus californicus) exploring among the native plants. These beautiful and native foxes are small, agile canines with iron-gray fur, a black-tipped tail and bright, curious eyes. Unlike most foxes, the Gray Fox can climb trees, using its strong claws to escape predators or nap on low branches! Common across California’s chaparral and oak woodlands, these omnivores help ke