When hunting mouse-like prey, they first pinpoint their prey's location by sound, then leap, sailing high above their quarry, steering in mid-air with their tails, before landing on target up to 5 metres 16 ft away.
They are very agile, being capable of jumping over 2-metre-high 6 ft 7 in fences, and swim well.
Their pelts are used for , , , and.
Non-breeding vixens will guard, play, groom, provision and retrieve kits, an example of.
Occasionally, large raptors such as will prey on young foxes, while have been known to kill adults.
A litter of 4 — 6 kits are produced each year, however, litters may be as large as 13.