Editing Cape fox (section)

==Behavior==
The Cape fox is [[nocturnal]] and most active just before dawn or after dusk; it can be spotted during the early mornings and early evenings. During the day, it typically shelters in [[burrow]]s underground, holes, hollows, or dense thickets. It is an active digger that will excavate its own burrow, although it generally modifies an abandoned burrow of another species, such as the [[Pedetes capensis|springhare]], to its specific requirements.<ref name="Red"/>

Cape foxes are mostly solitary, and although they form mated pairs, the males and females are often found foraging alone.<ref name="Nel"/> Occasionally, however, they can gather in loose groups to feed. Although ''V.&nbsp;chama'' shows signs of territoriality, such as [[scent marking]], home range overlap does occur.<ref name="Nel"/><ref name="Skinner">{{cite book |author1=Skinner, J. D.|author2=Chimimba, Christian T.|title=The mammals of the southern African subregion|location=Cambridge |isbn=9781107340992 |year=2005}}</ref><ref name="Lavoie"/>

Although a normally silent fox, the Cape fox is known to communicate with soft calls, whines or chirps. However, it will utter a loud bark when alarmed. A long-range vocalization of yelps or yapping barks has been described, but Cape foxes apparently do not howl.<ref name="Sheldon"/> When in an aggressive mood, the Cape fox is known to growl and spit at its attacker.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} They may use other forms of communication, such as facial expressions and tail posturing;<ref name="Lavoie"/> to show its excitement, the fox lifts its tail, the height of the tail often indicating the measure of excitement.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}