The Vixen: A Documentary

You see before you, viewer, the image of the vixen.

Slender and wily with a velutinous red coat, this unusual female form of the name of Fox may stem from the archaic, yet comes to represent interesting current values in our culture and language. Take, for example, its reference to a woman. Originally denoting that of a temperamental, quarrelsome nature, it later extended its meaning to include a salacious, voluptuous disposition.

Thus, dear venireman, we present for your perusal and ultimate judgment, the following  key traits of the vixen.


~Viaggiatory: travelling frequently
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Nomadic in nature, and an adventuress in her roaming, the vixen will settle in one place only for the sake of her cubs. And then when danger lurks, she is not beyond uprooting the whole skulk for their safety.


~Vafrous: cunning; sly
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The Vixen is literally fabled over millennia with the ability to play false those she wishes to ultimately better. Trusting her velations is dangerous without recourse to the motivations behind such secrets.


~Viviparous: producing live young
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A prolific breeder, the vixen is driven to seeking the mate that will best match her own genetic disposition. This may not always be the first that she mates with; but will inevitably be the last.


~Vituperation: hostile abuse or rejection
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Vitriolic in its response, the ejection from the den of any cub, particularly before its time, can cause serious long-term rifts in the familial structure of the pack.


~Velitation: skirmish
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Young cubs, particularly those experiencing vituperation, are likely to take up vexatious behaviour that leads to frequent fighting between siblings. While playful at a young age, the severity of conflict increases dangerously with time and age.


~Venerous: lustful
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Known for her willingness and stamina, the vixen is able to mate with a regularity and intensity that can be heard frequently on a dark night.


~Vendicative; claiming for oneself
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Possessive in nature, the vixen does not share easily, except briefly with her young cubs. In adulthood, she is clear to stake her claim and defend it against rivals - to the death, if required.


~Vulnerate: to wound
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There is nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal, and the vixen doubly so. Able to continue on in the face of insurmountable injuries, she is particularly not to be crossed or dismissed lightly when in this state.


~Vitative: concerned with the preservation of life
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Driven to survive, and to ensure the survival of her cubs, the vixen’s every move is calculated towards this end-game.


~Vulpicide: The killing of a fox
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Long considered the sport of gentlemen, this involves convoluted plans of cross and double-cross to track down and kill that which is considered the greatest of pests to the gentleman hunter.


~Viduous: widowed; empty
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Often partnered for life, the death of a mate is a grievous affair for the vixen, and likely to drive irrational future actions, particularly where there are no young cubs to occupy her emptiness.


~Vermicide: the killing of worms
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Omniverous by nature, this is still an unusually developed trait in particular vixens that roam the sandy wastelands, seeking those sand-based worms and beetles that are highly prized among the few, and desirous particularly for their death rattle.