They’re fluffy. They’re foxy. And we’re not entirely sure how to describe the sounds they make. Can you guess what they are? That’s right—foxes! We believe that these gorgeous animals don’t get enough of our attention. Sure, dogs and cats are amazing but there’s a certain nous ne savons quoi that foxes bring to the table.
We want to make your week awesome and to fill you up with positive vibes. That’s why our animal-loving Bored Panda team has collected this wholesome list of full of photos of foxes being all funny and cute. Scroll down, upvote your faves, and share which pics you liked the most in the comments. Oh, and be sure to let everyone know if you figured out what foxes actually do say (we’re still a bit lost even after Ylvis’ song!). If you still need some wholesome foxy goodness, check out other posts about baby foxes and artistic fox photos.
Bored Panda reached out to the team at Help Wildlife, a British charity-run advice website dedicated to helping the public know what to do when faced with a wild animal that may need help, to learn more about foxes. “Foxes are very smart, probably a similar level of 'smartness' to dogs. They're not, despite the common perception, especially cunning though. Like dogs, they're really playful and can often be seen playing with random objects much like a dog plays with toys,” founder Sarah told us. Scroll down for our full interview with her!
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Planted Fox
We've Been Getting Almost Daily Visits From This Wild Fox Over The Course Of The Past Couple Of Months. My Wife Shot This Photo Of The Two Of Us In Today's Sunset
Baby Foxes Found In An NJ Backyard
“If you spot a fox in the wild, the best thing is just to consider yourself blessed and admire them from a distance. It's never a good idea to try and pet or tame a wild animal,” Sarah from Help Wildlife warned us. “It's ok to put a little food out sometimes but it's best not to let them associate people with food or to feed them so much or so often that they become dependent on you.”
Sarah also spoke to us about the possibility of catching some icky disease when being around wildlife: “With any animal there will be a certain amount of crossover between diseases they can get and diseases humans can get. What really determines the level of risk is how much contact you have with them, since any disease needs close proximity to be transmitted really.”
She continued: “So as long as you treat foxes as the wild animals they are and leave them alone, there is virtually no risk of you catching anything from them.”
I Think Someone Has A Crush On My Christmas Light Decoration
The Tibetan Fox Looks Like Someone Tried To Draw It From Memory
Say Hello To My Daily Visitor For The Last Two Years
His favorite treat is strawberry jam sandwich which he eats immediately. Anything else I give him like dog treats etc he takes to his wife and two cubs.
Let’s get to know foxes even better, shall we? For example, if you want to leave an impression on your friends, the next time you’re outside and you spot a group of foxes, you can tell ‘em, “Hey, that’s a skulk (or a leash) of foxes watching us right there.” +5 easy points to your favorite Hogwarts house, guaranteed.
Our foxy friends have whiskers on their faces, that’s no secret. But something that might just blow your mind is the fact they also have whiskers on their legs! Foxes use ‘em to navigate and find their way in tall grass.
There’s no doubt that foxes tails are beautiful but they’re not just for show. They’re multifunctional. Their tails help them keep their balance when they’re chasing down their dinner. What’s more, foxes use their tails to communicate with other cute foxes. Though we don’t know what they talk about for sure, we’d like to imagine that they compliment each others tails with their tails. And they wrap themselves up in their floofy tails to stay warm while sleeping. How cute is that? Very!
Baby Foxes Showed Up To Say Hi At My Grandmother’s House
i have always thought as foxes as wise, cunning, and beautiful creatures. many people think of them as vermin but they aren't. lots get hunted and put down in the years and they all deserve to live life free and happy
The Adorable Canadian Marble Fox
Pudding The Fox Knows How To Pose For A Photograph
Foxes can climb trees and sometimes settle in their lower branches. They also have night vision like cats do. Furthermore, their hearing is excellent: red foxes have been reported to hear watches ticking from 40 yards (36.6 meters) away. That’s always useful for city-dwelling foxes to keep the time and to hear if any hoomans are getting close to them.
These animals have a varied diet that changes depending on their environment. However, red foxes are omnivores, as a rule. So they’ll gobble up everything that’s in their way, from roots and fruits to rodents, ribbety froggos, and even fish.
Planted Fox-Tails On The Patio This Year; They're Doing Well
This Fox Came Up To My Brother And I While I Was Walking My Dog. Wasn’t Hostile At All
Can We All Just Take A Moment To Appreciate The Sweetest Lil Fox Sleeping On A Tree Stump In My Parent’s Backyard
Found This Fox Chilling In The Backyard
Security Light Went Off At 1 Am. This Little Guy Found My Dog's Ball
Ssh, Don't Want To Wake Him Up
A Cub Snuck Into Our Chicken Pen And Fell Asleep, Without Harming Any Of Our Chickens
My Friend Passed Out At A Leyton Bus Stop And Woke Up To This
Foxes Sleeping On Friend's Upstairs Deck. Last Year There Was Only One
Went Kayaking Down A River And This Little Guy Joined Us When We Stopped For Lunch! Who Knew Foxes Were So Friendly
thats a great photo. and a amazing place with the water. the fox is so red and beautiful
One Of The Fox Pups That Lives In Our Backyard. We Call Him Jasper
This Arctic Fox That Smiled At Me, At The Quebec City Aquarium
Rare 'Silver Fox' At My House Today
S/he's gorgeous. Also really rare. The gene that makes them silver is recessive, and they are just as likely to breed with one fox as the next, so they have no preference about their mate having the same coat, so the chances of the gene lasting for more than a few generations is very slim. And, on top of that, they are very prized for their coats, and people will pay a lot of money for authentic fox fur like that. If the fox is friendly and doesn't hesitate about approaching you, you should call animal control and find out what to do. If the fox doesn't try to approach you, leave it alone, because if you feed it enough that it associates humans with food, than they will grow into the habit of relying on you for food, so it won't be able to hunt.
Possibly melanistic? https://twistedsifter.com/2012/02/10-incredible-melanistc-all-black-animals/
Caught This Fox Napping In My Garden
Woke Up Early To Find These Feisty Little Fox Cubs Scrabbling At The Back Door! Think They Must Be Confused By Seeing Their Reflection In The Glass
Fox Taking A Nap In A Flowerpot
Foxes Of Zao Fox Village Are Very Friendly
I've Got A Family Of Foxes Living In The Bush At The End Of Our Garden. The Mum Is Particularly Sneaky
Malachi Fox Being A Goof
3,5 Week Old Red Fox That Came In For Rehab. He'll Be Raised With Others And Released In The Fall
Jethro, My Fox Friend. He Said Hello Every Morning While We Rented A Cabin In The Mountains
Not a bright idea. If the fix nips, perhaps out of being nervous or smelling food- you'd have to undergo rabies shots.
Christmas Came Early At The Zoo My Girlfriend Works At, And One Fox Couldn't Be Happier
Baby Fox With A Broken Leg Gets Rescued And Visits The Vet For His Cast
If It Fits I Sits
Visited Miyagi Zao Fox Village In Japan
Babysitting A Baby Grey Fox. Named Oscar. What More Do You People Want
This Little Guy Snuck Up And Let Me Know He Was There While I Was Taking Pictures Of Other Foxes
Beyond Adorable
This Little Guy Walked Right Up And Posed For Me
5 Seconds Till Mischief
I Thought, “Hmm, Those Are Not The Cat’s Ears”, And I Turned The Light On To Look At What Was In The Cat’s Bed – And It Was A Fox
So I Got To Play With An Arctic Fox A Few Weeks Ago In Norway
Woke Up To See These, A Fox And His Cubs Playing In My Garden
A Cute Fox Fell Asleep On My Pool Cover
Foxy Local We Met While Hiking High Tatras
Found him/her next to the mountain hut, where a retired mountaineer resides and sells travelers hot wine. One of very few places for hikers to stop and rest, therefore strategically good spot for the fox to collect snacks.
My Friend Has Some Fox Kits Living Under Her Shed
Local Fox Decided My Backyard Shed Was The Right Place To Raise Her Kits
McDonald The Tame Fox Who Resides At My Local Wildlife Rescue. I Had The Pleasure Of Meeting Him Yesterday
Nala The Baby Fox Telling Me A Secret
Baby Foxes Keeping Warm And Dry On A Cold And Rainy Day In Michigan
A Young Fox Found Napping By My House This Morning
A Skulk Of Foxes
Fox Right Outside My Backdoor
Little Fox Trio
The Gray Fox Hasn't Been Seen In SF's Presidio Since 2004. Park Biologist Caught A Picture Of One This Weekend, Hiding In A Tree From A Coyote Prowling Below
This Lil' Guy Comes To Hang Around In My Front Garden Sometimes. He's Getting Quite Friendly
When Your Too Hungover To Drive So Your Fox Got Your Back
Local Vet Patched Up A Baby Fox With An Injured Leg
Dixie Do Fox
Cute Alert! These 2 Cuddly Fox Kits Were Spotted In Acadia National Park
Pretty Black Boy A Friend Of Mine Spotted In Wyoming
And The Winner In The Nomination The Most Amazing Smile Becomes Goldy
Toothies
The Way Foxes Sleep Against Their Tail
Our Furry Backyard Friend
Just A Little Backyard Fox Quality Time
Banner Year For Red Foxes (Herndon, VA)
The Little Prince
“But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
This Fox I Encountered On My School's Campus While Going For A Walk Last Night
This Proud Chap In Tooting, London
If This Image Concerns You, You Probably Shouldn't Be Friends With A Fox
that is adorable but i wouldnt risk getting bitten as 1. ouch 2. possible infection or disease
He Thinks He’s A Sphinx
This Fox Was Found Sleeping Inside A Parked City Bus In My Hometown
The Cutest Thing Ever (Albino Fox)
Found This Fox Den Today While Fishing; It May Be The Luckiest Picture Of My Life
3 Days Ago My Trail Camera Got A Picture Of A Fox Exactly When It Was About To Do It's Business
Sleepy Fox Cubs
Derpy Little Fox Puppy, Caught Behind My House
I Found This Kit Lying In My Garden. What Could I Have Done Better?
He's like a living Aesop's fable - "Those grapes are probably sour!"
Fox In Bunhill Row Graveyard, City Of London
December Came To The Yard
How About Foxes On Front Porches?
Baby Fox’s Having A Catnap
I Got To Meet A Fox This Weekend! This Is Miko The Grey Fox
Serious Cute! 4 Baby Foxes Snuggling On The Beach
I Met This Wonderful Fox At Petergof Palace In St. Petersburg Russia
Found A Little Fox On The Way Home From The Pub, Gave Him Some Kebab
Don't give them kebab. Or any hyper flavoured meat as if often contains onion which is dangerous for foxes just like it is for dogs and cats.
Day 14 Rescue So Presumably He Is 6 Weeks Old. Growing Fast And Cheekier By The Day. Already Prowling, Jumping Higher And Making Sneaky Attacks The Wild Style
I Heard We Were Doing Foxes On Decks
Since You Guys Like Seem To Like Foxes, Here Is My Arctic Fox Aurora
As beautiful as these creatures are and however love able they may be, domesticating them might not be a good idea. Taking a predator from the wild and making them pets is like taking away their natural hunting and fighting abilities that are so useful in the wild.
Joon Goes For A Ride. She Loves Moose So Much That She Cuddles With Him The Entire Time. She Doesn’t Even Get Mad When He Sits On Her
Stare Down. This Fox Likes To Walk Around The House. He's Come Within 10 Ft Of Us Plenty Of Times. And No, We Don't Feed Him
Another Image Of The Foxes In My Friends Garden
A Fox And Its Cub
Baby Fox Dazzled By The Sun In My School's Park
Saw A Lil Guy Pop His Head Out Of His Den On My Walk Today
Sleepy Fox Friend Dozing In Our Leafy Garden This Afternoon
The Car In Front Of Me Hit A Fox Cub Last Night. I Thought He Wasn’t Going To Make It, But I Was Happily Wrong
Meet Wolfgang, This Enormous Fox That Likes To Sleep On Our Back Deck In Central London
Fox Cubs On My Front Porch
Our Back Deck Fox Now Has A Foxlet
One Of The True Signs Of Being Home Is The Inevitable Run In With A Fox
The difference is though (to most urban experiences of wildlife) the foxes often pose and don’t mind being seen. These two (one far left) are often to be found in the same spot on Queens Rd. I genuinely feel more home when I see any fox, but these ones are almost routinely there.
Happy Mother's Day
This Is Wolfgang, The Fox Who Likes To Sleep On Our Back Deck
Friendly White Fox I Just Saw, Not Sure If Way Too Gray Or Albino
We Live Where The Foxes Say Good Night
I Captured This Beautiful "Warrior" Fox At Zao Fox Village In Japan
This Fox Came Up To The Window At My Work
Every Morning Grandma Has A Visitor
Meet My Fox Piper, Such A Happy Little Guy
Sun's Out, Tongues Out
Baby Red Foxes At Play
Five Fox Kits Playing Near Their Den On Our Farm
Fox Family In My Mom's Yard This Morning. Blep
Why Would You Need A Dog?
A Shiny Mlem. A Rare Black Silver Fox Hanging Out In Dublin
Hamper Fox Is Watching You
This Fox Just Chilling On My Roof
A Car Surfing Urban Fox
Saw This Guy On A Way To A Hike Today. He Wasn't Shy At All
Waiting To Start Work This Morning, And Received This Friendly Visitor (Australia)
Curious Urban Fox Saying Hello In Broad Daylight
Little Fox Resting On Our Back Deck
Does Anyone Know What Kind Of Bird This Is??
*david attenborough voice* here we have the rare fox hawk. a majestic creature with striking orange plumage
This Little Family Resides In My Backyard
This Fox Hanging Out On A Roof
Quarantine Diary/Week 7. Fox. Well, To Be Fair, This Guy Is Here All The Time, Lockdown Or Not
This Baby Fox
Saw An Urban Fox Taking A Break In A Car Park Near Notting Hill
Fox Looking Into My Lounge
This Friendly Fox At My Work Area Today
With A Pair Of Binoculars And A Phone, I Snagged This Photo Of A Momma Fox Hanging Out On Our Farmstead
A Fox In Our Garden
Red Fox Cub (One Of A Litter Of Four) In A West London Back Garden
Cutie On My Deck
Saw This Cute Sight In My Backyard This Morning
Wild Fox That Showed Up At My Door At 6:30 Am
In My Garden
Red Fox Kits Sleeping In The Front Yard Of A Neighbor's House
A Member Of A Vixen Fox Family Living In My Backyard
A Brave Fox On My Walk To Work
My Bil Had This Little One Sneak In His Car While Out Delivering Pizzas
Pretty Fox At My Work Today
Gorgeous Fox Hunting In The Rain In My Yard Yesterday
Foxy Treats
So Cute
My Friend Got Visited By A Lil Baby Fox During Work Today
This Baby Fox We Found At The Beach
This Young Fox Was Wandering Around My Garden Hiding In Bushes
There's A Family With 7 Babies Living Under The Wood Shop Next Door. They Are So Fun To Watch From My Window While I Drink My Coffee
This Sleeping Fox In My Neighbor's Garden
Dog Sitting For The Day And Our Resident Fox Isn't Too Happy About It
Feargal Fox Waiting By The Window For A Snack
Smug Dreams About Nibbling My Toe
Today I Met This Gorgeous Fox
Two Foxes Have Decided To Take Advantage Of The UK Lockdown And Use My Friends Garden To Raise Their Cubs
A Fox Family Moved Into My Front Yard
I've Been Going To The Beach In Maryland For Years. I Never Knew There Were Foxes In The Dunes
First Time I’ve Seen A Fox In My Neighborhood Long Enough To Get A Photo
This Girl Came Right Up To Me While I Was Out For A Walk The Other Day
Greeted By The Neighborhood Crack Fox On My Way Home From Work
Fox Came And Sat On My Patio
Saw My First Fox Tonight While Driving Around A Car Park In Liverpool
I Took A Picture Of A Fox Outside Of My Apartment Building
Just A Picture Of A Fox Chilling On A Garage In The City Of Denver
Just A Fox Lounging My Garden, In Broad Day Light
2 Baby Foxes, Posing For The Camera
Young Fox, Wanted A Stroke After I Fed Him Some Apples
Don't stroke them unless you are from a rescue or you own one after adopting it due to it not being able to be set free. Touching foxes encourages them to start to see humans as good when sadly that isn't always the case. There need to be boundaries we don't cross when it comes to foxes.
Got Three Fox Cubs Living In Our Garden
My Dog's Trainer Rescued This Baby Fox, Maybe I'll Adopt It After Learning A Bit About Them
Please don''t - it should be at a wildlife rehab center so it can be reintroduced to its habitat.
I have a couple of foxes that hang around my yard. I love them to bits! But you must remember they are wild animals, not pets. Do not feed them under any circumstances! They can get used to that so very quickly. Don't leave shoes etc out side. Foxes are thieves and never miss a chance to walk away with something. I found out about that the hard way. If left to their own devices, Foxes will insure that your not bothered by rats or other pesky vermin. And they are so damn handsome they just look good on any property.
I wish many in the UK would see that there are positives to having foxes. Sadly many of them see them as pests that should be killed or removed. The mama fox I have that visits has had her whole world turned upside down since our local council introduced wheelie bins. Her food source went right down and she got very thin as a result so the fox welfare society told us to feed her occasionally. So we do. Some guy has moved in to the house which is next to her den and he's threatened to poison her because he hates foxes so I'm constantly on edge about her. He just moved in and yet the fox has been there three years and her mum before that and her grandmother. IMO I feel like She has more rights to be there than him. I found this guy trampling all over the top of her den knowing she had cubs in there. He absolutely didn't care that he could be killing them. I was horrified. So I'm trying to find out who the wildlife police officer is in my area but Covid-19 means it's not a priority.
Load More Replies...I occasionally see foxes in my backyard, and it is always for a few seconds. They are very good at hiding and don’t want to be seen. One night around 2 am, I hear a noise outside and I look out the window to see a mother fox and two kits playing. It was so beautiful, and the most adorable thing.
I've a mama fox who comes by regularly and chills outside under the kitchen window. She brings her cubs to meet us each year. Check my insta for pictures and videos @tiffers1981 . Her cubs from last year have grown and gone now but she has some new babies now.
They are adorable. But I am seriously traumatized by something I saw a few months back. Group of hunting dogs with a guy in UK. They were hunting foxes, and caught one. They tore him. I can't tell how traumatized I am. Why are people so cruel? A poor little creature, what pain..
That's not the worst thing that I've seen. In fox hunting they breed foxes and take the cubs and throw them alive in to an enclosed area full of hunt dogs and the little cub is ripped limb from limb in order to train the dogs. ALL forms of Fox hunting needs to be banned in the UK. At the moment you can still hunt foxes but in a very altered way. I believe the fox can't be chased until it is exhausted. But they can still kill them. A man in wales hunts foxes on his own so he can skin them for their fur and sell it for as little as £15 and it's all legal.
Load More Replies...I upvoted only those pics that were obviously of 'wild' or 'urban' foxes... Like others who have expressed their opinion, I am also against domesticating foxes. I have no qualms about leaving food out for them to scavenge, especially in the harshness of winter but I do not think people should in any other way interact with them(except in rescue situations), as gorgeous and lovely as they are!
Bebe, control the animal population....OK, but everything human beings do can do HUMANELY. There is 7.8 billion people on this earth and growing rapidly; these 7 - 8 billion humans raise billions upon the billions of animals to cater to their insatiable appetite for meat, dairy, and eggs. How can our planet support all that?? How our planet can survive all that destruction - rain forests burned down by meat industries, animals suffering in factory farms, dying in unimaginable agony in high-speed slaughterhouses, all that horrific atrocities and destruction so apathetic, heartless people could eat more than one million animals per hour.....not even all those pains and diseases (arthritis, diabetes, clogged arteries, cancers) will stop them. Please don't be one of them, get in possession of your conscience, adopt plant-based diet.
Load More Replies...Had to do a double take this evening. On my lawn tractor seat in my garage was a Mother fox and her kits were sleep on the tractor deck. She looked up like what...The outside garage cats were all nice to her and the kits and allowed her to eat 1st The cats do this also for the possums in my garage. They all leave soon once their kits are able to travel. But they will be back in the Winter....
I love foxes, I get a few around my way in the UK, cheeky little buggers. :)
So many "pet" fox pics, that's just sad. How permissive are the laws in those countries to allow such a thing? Selfish humans
Many of those foxes will have been rescued from fur farms. If they have injuries and such they cannot be rehabbed and released in to the wild. Some cubs are sometimes taken in for treatments and for whatever reason become used to humans very quickly and then it becomes nearly impossible to change it back so they also have to become a pet. I'd say 98% of places who allow foxes to be taken as pets always make sure the person knows how to deal with a fox. These aren't just randoms taking a wild fox off the street as a pet. There are a whole plethora of reasons why they aren't wild.
Load More Replies...Yes, Hannah, they are cute, but cruelty to animals and destruction of nature is not cute. Please get involved, support animal protection organizations, sign petitions, join demonstrations, vote for humane politicians, those who do not care about animals and the environment will not care about YOU - us little people, only big, greedy, polluting, destructive corporations. Only consumers can change our planet and make it safe for all life it supports.
Load More Replies...I live in a place called Fox Creek and we see foxes all the time! So precious!
Foxes are the superior animal on earth. If you disagree you can catch these hands
Last spring, I was at my sister's fencing tournament and there were seven lil kits! I was dying because they were rolling around and being annoyingly cute but we couldn't touch them or give them treats (our cupcakes) Mama ran off when she saw us and then the babies played for a little bit and then laid under a shed (They must have been living there for a while) to escape the pouring rain. They were so cute!
Make sure you leave water out at this time of year. It's hot out. All the animals passing through your yard, from birds, to foxes to bees will appreciate it. I usually leave out a big pan, and a couple of smaller ones for the littles.
My parents have a low birdbath that foxes drink from, much to my parent's delight!
Load More Replies...A wonderful post, great shots to enjoy, most people love to see wildlife, especially in the wild, or even in the back yard !!!
I really need to move out of the 'burbs and to a place where foxes come to visit!
Foxes are a beautiful part of nature. Accidentally ran over the most pretty vixen years ago, terminal damage, was very upset. But and I mean But, Fan of fox hunting as the hunt only gets the old cantankerous bitches and dogs (like those f****d up old people who should be put down, thank you Covid 19)
Loved the pics of foxes in natural habitats; the Miyagi Fox Village NOT! Especially after reading more about the place that is “supposed” to be a sanctuary.
I love foxes. They are not only beautiful creatures but they help keep the rodent population under control.
I know that Russia has been working on domesticating for breeding foxes for years. Still a few snags, I believe.
Why do they domesticate and breed foxes? Let me guess, to heinously kill them for fur. There is no place in this world, no country where animals are respected and protected. "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Mahatma Gandhi. No great nations, no moral progress.
Load More Replies...We had foxes in NC...but in Tx. and Ok. the coyotes have killed them all off!
Foxes are some of my favorite animals. I knew we have them in my area, but I've never been able to see one. I only wish I could domesticate a family of them... But I'll leave them to nature.
In the UK rabies was wiped out in foxes about 20 years ago. A fox has a painful bite IF it's attacking you. Otherwise their bite is no worse than that of your dog that is playing. And like I've said multiple times now, many of the foxes in the pictures aren't able to be released due to long term injuries. Many have been rescued from fur farms and so on and again cannot be released in to the wild. I also want to point out that many of the pictures above come from the Instagram pages of known fox rescues and some people who have foxes that cannot be released back in to the wild.
Load More Replies...I have a couple of foxes that hang around my yard. I love them to bits! But you must remember they are wild animals, not pets. Do not feed them under any circumstances! They can get used to that so very quickly. Don't leave shoes etc out side. Foxes are thieves and never miss a chance to walk away with something. I found out about that the hard way. If left to their own devices, Foxes will insure that your not bothered by rats or other pesky vermin. And they are so damn handsome they just look good on any property.
I wish many in the UK would see that there are positives to having foxes. Sadly many of them see them as pests that should be killed or removed. The mama fox I have that visits has had her whole world turned upside down since our local council introduced wheelie bins. Her food source went right down and she got very thin as a result so the fox welfare society told us to feed her occasionally. So we do. Some guy has moved in to the house which is next to her den and he's threatened to poison her because he hates foxes so I'm constantly on edge about her. He just moved in and yet the fox has been there three years and her mum before that and her grandmother. IMO I feel like She has more rights to be there than him. I found this guy trampling all over the top of her den knowing she had cubs in there. He absolutely didn't care that he could be killing them. I was horrified. So I'm trying to find out who the wildlife police officer is in my area but Covid-19 means it's not a priority.
Load More Replies...I occasionally see foxes in my backyard, and it is always for a few seconds. They are very good at hiding and don’t want to be seen. One night around 2 am, I hear a noise outside and I look out the window to see a mother fox and two kits playing. It was so beautiful, and the most adorable thing.
I've a mama fox who comes by regularly and chills outside under the kitchen window. She brings her cubs to meet us each year. Check my insta for pictures and videos @tiffers1981 . Her cubs from last year have grown and gone now but she has some new babies now.
They are adorable. But I am seriously traumatized by something I saw a few months back. Group of hunting dogs with a guy in UK. They were hunting foxes, and caught one. They tore him. I can't tell how traumatized I am. Why are people so cruel? A poor little creature, what pain..
That's not the worst thing that I've seen. In fox hunting they breed foxes and take the cubs and throw them alive in to an enclosed area full of hunt dogs and the little cub is ripped limb from limb in order to train the dogs. ALL forms of Fox hunting needs to be banned in the UK. At the moment you can still hunt foxes but in a very altered way. I believe the fox can't be chased until it is exhausted. But they can still kill them. A man in wales hunts foxes on his own so he can skin them for their fur and sell it for as little as £15 and it's all legal.
Load More Replies...I upvoted only those pics that were obviously of 'wild' or 'urban' foxes... Like others who have expressed their opinion, I am also against domesticating foxes. I have no qualms about leaving food out for them to scavenge, especially in the harshness of winter but I do not think people should in any other way interact with them(except in rescue situations), as gorgeous and lovely as they are!
Bebe, control the animal population....OK, but everything human beings do can do HUMANELY. There is 7.8 billion people on this earth and growing rapidly; these 7 - 8 billion humans raise billions upon the billions of animals to cater to their insatiable appetite for meat, dairy, and eggs. How can our planet support all that?? How our planet can survive all that destruction - rain forests burned down by meat industries, animals suffering in factory farms, dying in unimaginable agony in high-speed slaughterhouses, all that horrific atrocities and destruction so apathetic, heartless people could eat more than one million animals per hour.....not even all those pains and diseases (arthritis, diabetes, clogged arteries, cancers) will stop them. Please don't be one of them, get in possession of your conscience, adopt plant-based diet.
Load More Replies...Had to do a double take this evening. On my lawn tractor seat in my garage was a Mother fox and her kits were sleep on the tractor deck. She looked up like what...The outside garage cats were all nice to her and the kits and allowed her to eat 1st The cats do this also for the possums in my garage. They all leave soon once their kits are able to travel. But they will be back in the Winter....
I love foxes, I get a few around my way in the UK, cheeky little buggers. :)
So many "pet" fox pics, that's just sad. How permissive are the laws in those countries to allow such a thing? Selfish humans
Many of those foxes will have been rescued from fur farms. If they have injuries and such they cannot be rehabbed and released in to the wild. Some cubs are sometimes taken in for treatments and for whatever reason become used to humans very quickly and then it becomes nearly impossible to change it back so they also have to become a pet. I'd say 98% of places who allow foxes to be taken as pets always make sure the person knows how to deal with a fox. These aren't just randoms taking a wild fox off the street as a pet. There are a whole plethora of reasons why they aren't wild.
Load More Replies...Yes, Hannah, they are cute, but cruelty to animals and destruction of nature is not cute. Please get involved, support animal protection organizations, sign petitions, join demonstrations, vote for humane politicians, those who do not care about animals and the environment will not care about YOU - us little people, only big, greedy, polluting, destructive corporations. Only consumers can change our planet and make it safe for all life it supports.
Load More Replies...I live in a place called Fox Creek and we see foxes all the time! So precious!
Foxes are the superior animal on earth. If you disagree you can catch these hands
Last spring, I was at my sister's fencing tournament and there were seven lil kits! I was dying because they were rolling around and being annoyingly cute but we couldn't touch them or give them treats (our cupcakes) Mama ran off when she saw us and then the babies played for a little bit and then laid under a shed (They must have been living there for a while) to escape the pouring rain. They were so cute!
Make sure you leave water out at this time of year. It's hot out. All the animals passing through your yard, from birds, to foxes to bees will appreciate it. I usually leave out a big pan, and a couple of smaller ones for the littles.
My parents have a low birdbath that foxes drink from, much to my parent's delight!
Load More Replies...A wonderful post, great shots to enjoy, most people love to see wildlife, especially in the wild, or even in the back yard !!!
I really need to move out of the 'burbs and to a place where foxes come to visit!
Foxes are a beautiful part of nature. Accidentally ran over the most pretty vixen years ago, terminal damage, was very upset. But and I mean But, Fan of fox hunting as the hunt only gets the old cantankerous bitches and dogs (like those f****d up old people who should be put down, thank you Covid 19)
Loved the pics of foxes in natural habitats; the Miyagi Fox Village NOT! Especially after reading more about the place that is “supposed” to be a sanctuary.
I love foxes. They are not only beautiful creatures but they help keep the rodent population under control.
I know that Russia has been working on domesticating for breeding foxes for years. Still a few snags, I believe.
Why do they domesticate and breed foxes? Let me guess, to heinously kill them for fur. There is no place in this world, no country where animals are respected and protected. "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Mahatma Gandhi. No great nations, no moral progress.
Load More Replies...We had foxes in NC...but in Tx. and Ok. the coyotes have killed them all off!
Foxes are some of my favorite animals. I knew we have them in my area, but I've never been able to see one. I only wish I could domesticate a family of them... But I'll leave them to nature.
In the UK rabies was wiped out in foxes about 20 years ago. A fox has a painful bite IF it's attacking you. Otherwise their bite is no worse than that of your dog that is playing. And like I've said multiple times now, many of the foxes in the pictures aren't able to be released due to long term injuries. Many have been rescued from fur farms and so on and again cannot be released in to the wild. I also want to point out that many of the pictures above come from the Instagram pages of known fox rescues and some people who have foxes that cannot be released back in to the wild.
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