Gray wolf! Red fox!

Why do gray wolves and red foxes have thick fur?

• Their thick fur keeps them warm in the cold winter.

• Their thick fur keeps them safe from hunters.

• Their thick fur keeps them alert all day long.

How have red foxes adapted to changes in their environment?

• Red foxes make their homes near towns.

• Red foxes hunt in packs near towns and cities.

• Red foxes catch large animals for food.

What can be inferred from the passage?

• People build new places where foxes and wolves do not live.

• Dogs could act like gray wolves if they ran into a pack of wolves.

• Red foxes are better at adapting to environmental changes than wolves.

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Gray wolves are smaller than red foxes.

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The red fos has a bushy tail with a white tip.

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Gray wolves stay away from people and live in packs.

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Red foxes sleep together in empty holes.

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