THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE GIVEN LOCATION, DO NOT LOOK THERE FOR IT, YOU WON'T FIND IT!
Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) live around the world in many diverse habitats including forests, grasslands, mountains, and deserts. They can be found in North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. They also adapt well to human environments such as farms, suburban areas, and even large communities. The red fox's resourcefulness has earned it a legendary reputation for intelligence and cunning.
Red foxes are solitary hunters who feed on rodents, rabbits, birds, and other small game—but their diet can be as flexible as their home habitat. Foxes will eat fruit and vegetables, fish, frogs, and even worms. If living among humans, foxes will opportunistically dine on garbage and pet food.
Like a cat's, the fox's thick tail aids its balance, but it has other uses as well. A fox uses its tail (or "brush") as a warm cover in cold weather and as a signal flag to communicate with other foxes.
Foxes also signal each other by making scent posts—urinating on trees or rocks to announce their presence.
In winter, foxes meet to mate. The vixen (female) typically gives birth to a litter of 2 to 12 pups. At birth, red foxes are actually brown or gray. A new red coat usually grows in by the end of the first month, but some red foxes are golden, reddish-brown, silver, or even black. Both parents care for their young through the summer before they are able to strike out on their own in the fall.
Red foxes are hunted for sport, though not extensively, and are sometimes killed as destructive pests or frequent carriers of rabies.
Size:
Head and body, 18 to 33.75 in (46 to 86 cm); Tail, 12 to 21.75 in (30.5 to 55.5 cm)
Weight:
6.5 to 24 lbs (3 to 11 kg)
INFORMATION FROM
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/red-fox/
Using the information above, answer the following questions to find the cache's coordinates.
N 39°AB.CDE W 077°FG.HJK
QUESTION ONE: When do red foxes mate?
A) Winter: AB is 36
B) Summer: AB is 91
C) Spring: AB is 20
D) Autum: AB is 75
QUESTION TWO: Are red foxes omnivores, herbivores, or carnivores?
A) Omnivores: CD is 30
B) Herbivores: CD is 54
C) Carnivores: CD is 99
QUESTION THREE: True or false: A red fox's tail is also referred to as a 'brush'.
A) True: E is 4
B) False: E is 1
QUESTION FOUR: A red fox typically births a litter of how many pups?
A) 3 to 7: FG is 18
B) 1 to 3: FG is 46
C) 2 to 12: FG is 28
D) 8 to 43: FG is 31
QUESTION FIVE: According to the passage, why do red foxes urinate on rocks and trees?
A) To mark territory: HJ is 88
B) To scare away predators: HJ is 35
C) To clean the rocks and trees: HJ is 30
D) To announce their presence: HJ is 91
QUESTION SIX: What four continents are red foxes found on?
A) Africa, Australia, South America, and Europe: K is 7
B) South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Asia: K is 1
C) Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America: K is 9
D) Australia, Africa, Asia, and Europe: K is 7
Once you have answered the questions correctly and have replaced the letters with their numbers, use the coordinates to find the park-and-grab cache. The cache is a nano. It is magnetic and has room only for the log. BYOP. Make sure to place as you had originally found it. Roads are not usually crowded, so pull aside on the road for parking. Do not venture too far away from the road or you will end up on private property and far away from the cache. My first hide- enjoy!
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