The red fox is a small and agile wild dog. More solitary than its larger relatives, it lives in mated pairs with this year's offspring. Foxes are renowned for their cunning, and indeed are stealthy and adaptable. They are exellent jumpers, swimmers, and are even capable of climbing (unlike most other dogs). They have a broad diet, ranging from mice and insects to fruit and grain, but tend to refrain from carrion and the more rank and putrid food preferences of their larger cousins. This craftyness and adaptability serves them well, allowing them to live alongside of humans even in the face of intense persecution.