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A Fox Can Hear Rodents Beneath Snow
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While hunting in winter, a fox may hear a rodent squeak or rustle beneath the snow, then leap and plunge its head and forepaws through the snow. Research describes this behavior in red foxes, and the U.S. National Park Service gives a distance of up to about 100 feet—roughly 30 meters—under favorable conditions. This is a natural-history estimate, not a guaranteed hearing distance in every setting; primary research supports sound-guided hunting but not a universal 50-meter limit.