The Tibetan fox, also known as the meadow fox and the fox, is a typical highland species, close in size to the red fox or slightly smaller. It has been included in the "List of Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State or of Important Economic and Scientific Research Value" issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000. In recent years, because of the generous face and a pair of dazed squinting eyes, it has become a famous expression emperor on the Internet.
The Tibetan fox has a distinctly narrow pale red nose, the crown, neck, back, and lower limbs are brownish yellow, and the lower abdomen is pale white to light gray. The ears are small, brown behind the ears, and white inside the ears. The tail is fluffy and short, less than half the length of the body, and the rest is gray except for the white tip of the tail. The maxilla is narrow, the teeth are well developed, the canine teeth are longer, and the distance from the leading edge of the anterior orbital foramen to the tip of the snout is longer than the width between the left and right molars.
It inhabits plateaus at altitudes of 2000-5200 m, mainly distributed in China, India and Nepal. Diurnal, usually inhabited by marmots' burrows. Feeds on wild rats, hares, birds and fruits. Monogamous animals, with a chosen spouse, live together, prey and raise offspring. Each litter is born 2-5 litters, and the life expectancy is 8-10 years. Tibetan foxes can play a certain role in the control of harmful animals in the grasslands. Tibetan foxes mainly eat rats, which are very beneficial to agriculture and animal husbandry, and are beneficial animals.