Dartmouth Week's sales representative Harriet Rantoul-Hazard found a family of foxes in her 86-year-old neighbor's yard, and couldn't resist snagging a few photos.

"They're learning about life," said Rantoul-Hazard, explaining that the foxes are fun to watch. "One of the foxes walked up to [our] cat because he's never seen a cat before. He was just curious," she said.

The Lloyd Center's education and outreach director Liz Moniz helped identify the creatures. "These are red fox kits (vulpes vulpes)," she said via email.

According to Moniz, these New England natives, like the ones above, are found statewide, excluding the Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket islands.

The red fox can bear five to 10 kits in a den, which are normally hidden in hilly areas, among tree roots, and under wood piles, said Moniz. Foxes reach maturity at seven months, and have a lifespan of about three years in the wild.

These omnivores are mostly crepuscular to nocturnal—meaning they come out between twilight and night hours.