The homeowner set up a number of traps in an effort to contain the animal, but it proved to be really clever and constantly managed to get away.

Finally, after a number of back and forths, the homeowner succeded in their attention and brought the animal to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota (WRC). The staff at WRC identified the animal as a red fox with a severe case of mange. Mange is a type of skin illness that is caused by parasitic mites and causes the animals to lose their fur.

After spending more than a month in the hospital, the clever red fox started recovering. It has grown back its fur and became more energetic by the day. 

“Anyone could see that this fox was more than ready to return home, and so as soon as our vets were confident he no longer needed supportive care, back to the wild he went,” WRC wrote in a Facebook post while attaching a video of animal’s return to its natural habitat.

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Richmond Wildlife Center initially asked its social media followers to help a recently orphaned baby fox and donate “stuffed adult Fox and kit” as well as “Fox head mask.” They explained that they “want the first things she sees to be other foxes” and that this step “is critically important if we are going to get her wild.”

Richmond Wildlife Center received the required items shortly after the plea from generous donors. They immediately put them to use and shared the process with their followers. This included a video of a staffer with a fox mask feeding the orphaned baby fox and the baby fox cuddling up with a stuffed fox. 

“It’s important to make sure that the orphans that are raised in captivity do not become imprinted upon or habituated to humans,” Richmond Wildlife Center explained in the caption of the video.

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RSPCA received a tip about an injured fox in the woods of Surrey County, England, and dispatched Fitzcosta to help the animal. Arriving on the scene, Fitzcosta saw a fox and laid down his phone in order to film the rescue.

But before he knew it, fox approached the phone, grabbed it with her mouth, and then ran away. As it turned out, this was another fox who just happened to be curious about the phone and wanted to test its videography skills.

Fox ended up leaving the phone at one point, allowing Fitzcosta to retrieve it. Once he looked it up, he realized that it was recording the whole time.

RSPCA later shared the entire video on its social media channels, and it is safe to say it was an amazing watch.

Fitzcosta ended up finding the injured fox and brought it back to Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue for treatment.

“I did find the injured fox and managed to rescue her, she is now being treated at Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue as she has an inflamed leg from an old injury. Hopefully she will make a full recovery,” Fitzcosta shared in RSPCA’s press release.

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Foxes Use Earth’s Magnetic Field to Hunt

Foxes are known to be great hunters, but it turns out they have one competitive advantage. According to studies, foxes can sense Earth’s magnetic field and use it to determine the distance between them and their prey. This allows them to be more accurate in their attacks. 

Foxes Are Loners

Foxes belong to the same family of animals as dogs and wolves. But unlike them, foxes are solitary animals. They hunt alone, sleep alone, and avoid socialization most of the time.

Foxes Can Produce 40 Different Sounds

You have probably seen videos on the internet of foxes laughing. But while it isn’t actually a laugh in the way humans do it, it is a testament to the ability of foxes to produce a range of different sounds. Some scientists estimate that foxes can produce up to 40 different sounds.

Foxes Are Friendly

People have been known to fear foxes, but there is no need for that. While wild foxes can be dangerous, they are usually not aggressive. Their curious and playful nature makes them actually friendly, and there have been cases in which they were successfully domesticated.

The post Fun Facts About Foxes You Probably Didn’t Know Before appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

It’s a miracle that Fergie Fox is still alive, given her sad backstory. She was found as a baby, with her mom nowhere in sight, and the sanctuary only took her in because she was mistaken for a puppy by the person who found her.

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Taking her in was tricky, according to Greener Pastures Sanctuary’s CEO Rachael because foxes are considered pest animals in Australia. She should’ve been either left alone or euthanized, but they were luckily able to take her in.

“We’re a farm animal sanctuary and never dreamed we’d find ourselves faced with foxes in need. We hate keeping animals in captivity but sadly it was the best of 2 options… We spend time with them and provide them with enrichment,” she told Bored Panda.

Fergie Fox quickly started feeling at home at the sanctuary and developed a strong bond with the owner’s daughter Phoenix. They have been close since day one and Phoenix is the only person who Fergie trusts 100%, and she even lets her play with her and carry her around.

The post Rescue Fox Develops a Strong Bond With 11-Old Girl After Family Farm Takes Her In appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

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Jack, a five-year-old wheelchair-bound Westie, had a spinal tumor that prevented him from walking, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming Pumpkin the fox’s accidental guide dog, strolling around the park and waiting for Pumpkin to catch up.

When Pumpkin hears Jack’s wheels, she follows behind him. After the walks, the two, who live in North London with their owner, Ana Lapaz-Mendez, love cuddling together.

Lapaz-Mendez, a vet, saved both animals from being put down. The vet took in one-year-old Pumpkin after finding her with two broken legs and realizing that she couldn’t take care of herself because she was blind. Jack and Pumpkin also live with fellow rescue dog Croqueta.

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While the duo has a great relationship, they do get on each other’s nerves like any other siblings.

“It’s not the perfect relationship because sometimes Jack gets annoyed with her, but it’s like a brother and sister relationship. He tells Pumpkin off a lot when she needs it without hurting her, but I’m not sure how much she understands,” Lapaz-Mendez told Mirror.

To keep up to date on this adorable friendship follow Mendez on Instagram.

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The post Blind Fox and Disabled Terrior are Best Friends appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

SaveAFox founder Mikayla Raines recently decided to have a yoga workout on the shelter’s grounds, thinking that it would be peaceful to exercise among foxes. Oh, how wrong she was.

Raines placed her phone on the ground to take a video of her yoga exercises and immediately noticed that one of the rescue’s residents, named Dixie, was becoming interested in the phone. She tried to warn the fox not to touch it, but it was already too late.

Dixie grabbed the phone and tried to make a run for it. The mischievous animal made several attempts to bury her treasure as well, but with Raines pursuing her, she abandoned the idea. At last, seeing that she will not be able to succeed, the fox gave up and handed the phone.

Check out this highly entertaining chase below.

The post Playful Fox Steals Woman’s Phone, Makes a Run For It appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

Nature Ecology and Evolution journal published the study in which researchers analyzed the red fox genomes and found specific groups of genes that differed between the fierce and the friendly ones.

The research started in 1959 in Russia. The geneticist who started it, Dmitri Belyaev, unfortunately, didn’t live to see the final results of his hypothesis, but his hunch was confirmed.

The post What Can We Learn from Domestication of Foxes appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

Member of the crewת Alan Russellת said, “We seen something on the ice. Wasn’t sure what it was. So we got up closer to it. It was a little fox, Arctic fox. And he wasn’t very big. He was soaking wet, and the gulls was trying to pick at him.”

The fox was too afraid to come to the boat with the crew at firstת but warmed up after they kept giving it food.

The post Fishermen Rescue Arctic Fox from Floating Iceberg appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

“Here is something you don’t see every day: a #baldeagle and a red #fox fighting over a rabbit — and at times more than 20 feet up into the air. It happened Saturday at #SanJuanIsland National Historical Park. The fox caught the rabbit and the eagle tried to steal it away. See the whole sequence of images and hear the story on my blog at LivingWilderness.com. Click blog. It was absolutely incredible to see. The whole battle lasted just eight seconds. The fox ended up OK, but lost its dinner,” Ebi wrote along the photo he posted on Instagram.

He wrote about it in more detail on his blog, livingwilderness, where you can also see more pictures.

The awesome scene was also captured on video by Zachary Hartje and you can check it out below.

The post Photographer Captures Incredible Battle Between Eagle and Fox in Nature appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

The homeowner set up a number of traps in an effort to contain the animal, but it proved to be really clever and constantly managed to get away.

Finally, after a number of back and forths, the homeowner succeded in their attention and brought the animal to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota (WRC). The staff at WRC identified the animal as a red fox with a severe case of mange. Mange is a type of skin illness that is caused by parasitic mites and causes the animals to lose their fur.

After spending more than a month in the hospital, the clever red fox started recovering. It has grown back its fur and became more energetic by the day. 

“Anyone could see that this fox was more than ready to return home, and so as soon as our vets were confident he no longer needed supportive care, back to the wild he went,” WRC wrote in a Facebook post while attaching a video of animal’s return to its natural habitat.

The post Kind Stranger Rescues Clever Red Fox with a Case of Mange appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

Richmond Wildlife Center initially asked its social media followers to help a recently orphaned baby fox and donate “stuffed adult Fox and kit” as well as “Fox head mask.” They explained that they “want the first things she sees to be other foxes” and that this step “is critically important if we are going to get her wild.”

Richmond Wildlife Center received the required items shortly after the plea from generous donors. They immediately put them to use and shared the process with their followers. This included a video of a staffer with a fox mask feeding the orphaned baby fox and the baby fox cuddling up with a stuffed fox. 

“It’s important to make sure that the orphans that are raised in captivity do not become imprinted upon or habituated to humans,” Richmond Wildlife Center explained in the caption of the video.

The post Wildlife Rescue Staffer Wears a Fox Mask While Feeding an Orphaned Baby Fox appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

RSPCA received a tip about an injured fox in the woods of Surrey County, England, and dispatched Fitzcosta to help the animal. Arriving on the scene, Fitzcosta saw a fox and laid down his phone in order to film the rescue.

But before he knew it, fox approached the phone, grabbed it with her mouth, and then ran away. As it turned out, this was another fox who just happened to be curious about the phone and wanted to test its videography skills.

Fox ended up leaving the phone at one point, allowing Fitzcosta to retrieve it. Once he looked it up, he realized that it was recording the whole time.

RSPCA later shared the entire video on its social media channels, and it is safe to say it was an amazing watch.

Fitzcosta ended up finding the injured fox and brought it back to Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue for treatment.

“I did find the injured fox and managed to rescue her, she is now being treated at Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue as she has an inflamed leg from an old injury. Hopefully she will make a full recovery,” Fitzcosta shared in RSPCA’s press release.

The post Fox Steals a Phone from Animal Rescuer and Records a Cool Video appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

Foxes Use Earth’s Magnetic Field to Hunt

Foxes are known to be great hunters, but it turns out they have one competitive advantage. According to studies, foxes can sense Earth’s magnetic field and use it to determine the distance between them and their prey. This allows them to be more accurate in their attacks. 

Foxes Are Loners

Foxes belong to the same family of animals as dogs and wolves. But unlike them, foxes are solitary animals. They hunt alone, sleep alone, and avoid socialization most of the time.

Foxes Can Produce 40 Different Sounds

You have probably seen videos on the internet of foxes laughing. But while it isn’t actually a laugh in the way humans do it, it is a testament to the ability of foxes to produce a range of different sounds. Some scientists estimate that foxes can produce up to 40 different sounds.

Foxes Are Friendly

People have been known to fear foxes, but there is no need for that. While wild foxes can be dangerous, they are usually not aggressive. Their curious and playful nature makes them actually friendly, and there have been cases in which they were successfully domesticated.

The post Fun Facts About Foxes You Probably Didn’t Know Before appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

It’s a miracle that Fergie Fox is still alive, given her sad backstory. She was found as a baby, with her mom nowhere in sight, and the sanctuary only took her in because she was mistaken for a puppy by the person who found her.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Greener Pastures Sanctuary (@greenerpasturessanctuary)

Taking her in was tricky, according to Greener Pastures Sanctuary’s CEO Rachael because foxes are considered pest animals in Australia. She should’ve been either left alone or euthanized, but they were luckily able to take her in.

“We’re a farm animal sanctuary and never dreamed we’d find ourselves faced with foxes in need. We hate keeping animals in captivity but sadly it was the best of 2 options… We spend time with them and provide them with enrichment,” she told Bored Panda.

Fergie Fox quickly started feeling at home at the sanctuary and developed a strong bond with the owner’s daughter Phoenix. They have been close since day one and Phoenix is the only person who Fergie trusts 100%, and she even lets her play with her and carry her around.

The post Rescue Fox Develops a Strong Bond With 11-Old Girl After Family Farm Takes Her In appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

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A post shared by Ana Lapaz-Mendez (@vet_lapaz)

Jack, a five-year-old wheelchair-bound Westie, had a spinal tumor that prevented him from walking, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming Pumpkin the fox’s accidental guide dog, strolling around the park and waiting for Pumpkin to catch up.

When Pumpkin hears Jack’s wheels, she follows behind him. After the walks, the two, who live in North London with their owner, Ana Lapaz-Mendez, love cuddling together.

Lapaz-Mendez, a vet, saved both animals from being put down. The vet took in one-year-old Pumpkin after finding her with two broken legs and realizing that she couldn’t take care of herself because she was blind. Jack and Pumpkin also live with fellow rescue dog Croqueta.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Ana Lapaz-Mendez (@vet_lapaz)

While the duo has a great relationship, they do get on each other’s nerves like any other siblings.

“It’s not the perfect relationship because sometimes Jack gets annoyed with her, but it’s like a brother and sister relationship. He tells Pumpkin off a lot when she needs it without hurting her, but I’m not sure how much she understands,” Lapaz-Mendez told Mirror.

To keep up to date on this adorable friendship follow Mendez on Instagram.

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A post shared by Ana Lapaz-Mendez (@vet_lapaz)

The post Blind Fox and Disabled Terrior are Best Friends appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

SaveAFox founder Mikayla Raines recently decided to have a yoga workout on the shelter’s grounds, thinking that it would be peaceful to exercise among foxes. Oh, how wrong she was.

Raines placed her phone on the ground to take a video of her yoga exercises and immediately noticed that one of the rescue’s residents, named Dixie, was becoming interested in the phone. She tried to warn the fox not to touch it, but it was already too late.

Dixie grabbed the phone and tried to make a run for it. The mischievous animal made several attempts to bury her treasure as well, but with Raines pursuing her, she abandoned the idea. At last, seeing that she will not be able to succeed, the fox gave up and handed the phone.

Check out this highly entertaining chase below.

The post Playful Fox Steals Woman’s Phone, Makes a Run For It appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

Nature Ecology and Evolution journal published the study in which researchers analyzed the red fox genomes and found specific groups of genes that differed between the fierce and the friendly ones.

The research started in 1959 in Russia. The geneticist who started it, Dmitri Belyaev, unfortunately, didn’t live to see the final results of his hypothesis, but his hunch was confirmed.

The post What Can We Learn from Domestication of Foxes appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

Member of the crewת Alan Russellת said, “We seen something on the ice. Wasn’t sure what it was. So we got up closer to it. It was a little fox, Arctic fox. And he wasn’t very big. He was soaking wet, and the gulls was trying to pick at him.”

The fox was too afraid to come to the boat with the crew at firstת but warmed up after they kept giving it food.

The post Fishermen Rescue Arctic Fox from Floating Iceberg appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

“Here is something you don’t see every day: a #baldeagle and a red #fox fighting over a rabbit — and at times more than 20 feet up into the air. It happened Saturday at #SanJuanIsland National Historical Park. The fox caught the rabbit and the eagle tried to steal it away. See the whole sequence of images and hear the story on my blog at LivingWilderness.com. Click blog. It was absolutely incredible to see. The whole battle lasted just eight seconds. The fox ended up OK, but lost its dinner,” Ebi wrote along the photo he posted on Instagram.

He wrote about it in more detail on his blog, livingwilderness, where you can also see more pictures.

The awesome scene was also captured on video by Zachary Hartje and you can check it out below.

The post Photographer Captures Incredible Battle Between Eagle and Fox in Nature appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.