What did that fox want?

Ok, was just outside (middle of night here) to get the newspaper...

Anyway, as I came out I saw this HUGE fox, much bigger than the variants I have seen in Sweden...

As he saw me, he ran down the street, but stopped and looked back at me... He then did a hissing sound, however, I am not sure if it was pleading or hostile. Clearly I dont speak foxish.

Anyway, he then disappeared behind some cars...

Now, I stayed very still looking if I could see him again... I mean, it's not often you get to see a fox, and I was curious.

Now... some 2 minute later, I notice some movement to the left of me at the corner of my eye...

I look over, and the fox is only like 3 meters away, heading towards me!

Some natural reaction made me make quite a hiss as I very fast turned towards him...

The fox got spooked and disappeared.

Now... I don't know what to believe?

Did the fox attempt to attack me? I mean, sure it was a big fox, but still! I wouldnt have been very worried.

Did it seek aid for something?

Was it just curious?

Some minute later I went to the kitchen and got a bowl of milk, a bowl of water, and some meat... I put it outside the house in case he was hungry /thirsty...

Anyway, was wierd...

What do you guys think?

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Originally Posted by Kadagar_AV

Some minute later I went to the kitchen and got a bowl of milk, a bowl of water, and some meat... I put it outside the house in case he was hungry /thirsty...

What do you guys think?

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You must be from the city, or at least a largeish town.

EMFM, yepp I am :)

Stockholm to be precise.

I usually tend to find wild animals cute and cuddly and wanna help them ;)

However, what do you figure the fox was after?

Do not feed the wild animal.

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Originally Posted by Kadagar_AV

However, what do you figure the fox was after?

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Food.

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Originally Posted by Strike For The South

Do not feed the wild animal.

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This.

Well, maybe then my foxish aint that bad after all!

I dont mind having a fox around... We have a problem with rodents, I figure the fox would sort that.

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Originally Posted by Kadagar_AV

Well, maybe then my foxish aint that bad after all!

I dont mind having a fox around... We have a problem with rodents, I figure the fox would sort that.

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Let me explain this in plain English.

If the fox is around people that means one of two things.

It's starving and prone to bite anything (including you)
It has rabies (which kills you)

Do not feed this animal

uhh well besides the obvious like the son of a gun probably has rabies so stay away.....

did you go to the bar that night? maybe you imagined the whole thing :laugh4::clown:. Especially since i think foxes growl. at lest the only fox ive ever seen up close growled at me....... *hint* it had rabies

Do not feed wild animals, they cause all kinds of problems, especially in a city. In the country, if you're feeding animals in your yard, especially if you're near a highway, you can be prepared for a talking to from your neighbours.

What STFS and EMFM said. The fox was probably scavenging or hunting for an easy meal, which you interrupted.

You shouldn't feed it. Not only is it dangerous to feed wild animals, but if you encourage it to come back your neighbors will be quite unhappy when their pets begin to disappear.

Done some further investigations...

A) At this time of year, the foxes gets together with their mates again after the season.

B) Most likely, the one who approached me was the mate, not the same fox. Foxes has bad eyesight, but are good at detecting movement. As I stood still it is most likely it didn't notice me untill I turned, and thats why it appeared to approach me, and that is why it ran away.

C) Foxes are very suspicious, and it is highly unlikely they would eat the food I put out, as they would probably think it was a trap.

D) If it had rabies it wouldn't have just ran away.

E) Foxes still wouldnt attack a human no matter how hungry they are. Much for the same reason we wouldn't attack a bear empty handed no matter how hungry we were.

F) Yes they growl, the sound I heard was probably a warning to its mate, and not directed at me.

G) Foxes do not attack pets like cats and dogs (they make too much sound). of course, if you might have a pet hamster running around freely in your back yard it might happen... Only attacks has been against puppies and kittens...




So, THERE!

I guess I answered my own question :yes:

Thanks for the input though, btw, if you have some spare time read up on foxes. They are quite cool!

This is about the animal?

I'm disappointed....

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Originally Posted by HoreTore

This is about the animal?

I'm disappointed....

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No... I am just setting up a trap to snare all americans about fox news... :idea2:

Maybe next time, Horetore :yes:

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No... I am just setting up a trap to snare all americans about fox news... :idea2:

Maybe next time, Horetore :yes:

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I would've been equally disappointed if it had been about fox news ~;)

Some people sure are hard to please... ;)

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What do you guys think?

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Its an urban fox, they are extremely common.
If you don't see them you will probably hear them or see the mess they make.
It makes no difference if you feed it or not, they scavenge for your food scraps anyway.

Well tribes... I live in a VERY small village (5000 people)... surounded by mountains and woodlands.

I dont think the fox can be very urban, specially considering the amount of hunters here.

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I live in a VERY small village (5000 people)...

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Thats a big town:yes:

I guess then you must consider traffic lights as a "big city thingy" and mary your sister ;)

When I went home for the hols I was shocked to find that there was a set of traffic lights in the main street. WTF?!?! I come home from the hole that is Sydney, to get away from all the big city :daisy: for a while, and part of it's come with me! Why are there no roundabouts in Sydney? All they have are traffic lights everywhere, and traffic lights are pure evil!

IT'S A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU!!!!

And I bet that fox is in on it too

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Its an urban fox, they are extremely common.
If you don't see them you will probably hear them or see the mess they make.

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A bloodcurdling sound like a baby crying in pain. The main voice sounds like a baby crying, but with an additional discordance like a grown up with a particularly painful injury. Absolutely ghastly.

*Mutters something about "wetwork" and failure*

Beware of the crack fox.

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I guess then you must consider traffic lights as a "big city thingy" and mary your sister ;)

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No, the obvious question is what you then call a settlement with 200 people. Or what you count as large village.

He may have just wanted to hump your leg.

Well, that's just Fantastic.

How common is rabies in other countries? A few years ago my parents found a couple of dead bats in the yard, presumably killed by our cats so we took them to the vet. He gave them shots but also said there was little to worry about since rabies is extremely rare in the Neth's nowadays.