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Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« on: June 25, 2008, 12:57:15 AM »
I kept hearing this scream over and over again, so I went outside to investigate.

There's a fox, standing in the middle of the road, that keeps screaming.

I thought it might be hurt, but it does not appear to be injured.

Why is it screaming?

I mean, why do foxes scream? 
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2008, 01:05:10 AM »
In case someone wonders what it sounds like, here is a video that sounds pretty close to what I am hearing:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M5muPmmToqQ
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2008, 01:39:00 AM »
A way of marking its territory?
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2008, 04:53:59 AM »
Maybe it's in heat
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2008, 05:06:42 AM »
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2008, 05:37:58 AM »
Sounds like the wilhelm scream.  O_o
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2008, 01:42:19 PM »
The foxes around here scream a lot some nights, but are quiet on other nights.
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2008, 02:04:20 PM »
Quote from: Tesla on June 25, 2008, 05:06:42 AM
This is the best info I could find:

http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2002/hatfield/hatfieldvocalizations.html

Wow, that's very interesting, Tesla.  Thanks.

Quote from: parts on June 25, 2008, 04:53:59 AM
Maybe it's in heat
Quote from: renaeden on June 25, 2008, 01:39:00 AM
A way of marking its territory?

Yes, both of these could be good reasons why it was screaming like that.

I saw three foxes together a few nights ago when I was out walking, so that makes sense since this one was alone as far as I could see.

Quote from: Peter on June 25, 2008, 01:42:19 PM
The foxes around here scream a lot some nights, but are quiet on other nights.

That was the first time I had ever heard a fox scream before, so at first I thought it might be a child or a woman screaming but being stopped by some bad person, or maybe possibly an injured dog.  There was no way I could just stay inside without at least trying to figure out whether or not I needed to call the police.

Quote from: PMS Elle on June 25, 2008, 05:37:58 AM
Sounds like the wilhelm scream.  O_o

Sorry, but I don't know what the wilhelm scream is.
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2008, 02:09:58 PM »
Quote from: Callaway on June 25, 2008, 02:04:20 PM
Sorry, but I don't know what the wilhelm scream is.
It's a pretty interesting story actually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2008, 02:12:56 PM »
We had a female fox that lived nearby and reasons unknown would do her screaming or shrieking at night.  It took us a while to figure out what it was.   Until we saw her in broad daylight chasing the squirrels attracted to my birdfeeders.  It's quite unforgettable to hear that coming out of the woods after dark. 
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2008, 09:17:20 PM »
Quote from: Tesla on June 25, 2008, 02:09:58 PM
Quote from: Callaway on June 25, 2008, 02:04:20 PM
Sorry, but I don't know what the wilhelm scream is.
It's a pretty interesting story actually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream

It really does sound a lot like the Wilhelm scream.

Thanks.

Quote from: ozymandias on June 25, 2008, 02:12:56 PM
We had a female fox that lived nearby and reasons unknown would do her screaming or shrieking at night.  It took us a while to figure out what it was.   Until we saw her in broad daylight chasing the squirrels attracted to my birdfeeders.  It's quite unforgettable to hear that coming out of the woods after dark. 

I'm glad that I went outside and investigated what it was, else I would still be wondering if someone was injured.
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2008, 09:42:34 PM »
weird sounds like when I accentually step on my mom's little dog.
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Re: Has anyone heard a fox scream?
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2008, 09:52:31 PM »
Strange sound isn't it?

Coyotes around here, more and more each year. You can hear them sing everytime the fire whistle goes off.
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