Urban fox attacks two babies while they sleep!

[Jason Green]

Originally Posted by Jonathan

I very much doubt the fox had any intention of catching the Griffon, it would simply be a squabble over food between predators/scavengers that happens every day across a wide variety of species.

Very good point there Jon; I must have been part-fooled by the subjective way the photo was included in this thread...

[Digit]

I agree the fox would come into the kitchen for cat food - but to climb the stairs to eat the babies ?? No I don't think so

If you are capable of identifying a Fox why would you think that the parents ate not so? I would point out that they have in no manner suggested in interviews that the media have got anything incorrect.

Roy.

[fellpony01]

Foxes have cubs not pups.

[sumbody]

"If you are capable of identifying a Fox why would you think that the parents ate not so?"

Where did I say the parents were not able to identify a fox ?


"Foxes have cubs not pups"

OK - Hands up - "cubs" not "pups" - (but I am sure other readers knew what I meant)


One of the reasons I don't post too much on here - a bit too nit-picking for me - rather than comment on the content of the post - picking on grammatical errors - and apologies for my lack of eloquence.

Won't be posting again in a hurry .............

[vole-woman]

I think it was I, among others, who suggested this might have been mistaken identity for the reasons that have already been listed in this thread - confusion, distress, the fact that the incident was over very quickly, possible low light levels, previous encounters on record where the "fox" turned out to be either an alsation or a cat. There's already a precedent for members of the public mixing up foxes with other similar-size mammals. It's one possiblity, certainly.

[steven843]

I know it's a bit of the topic but i was walking my dog last night at around 11.30 and a fox walked across the road in front of me.

As i continued walking down the road the fox was walking parallel to me on the other side of the road. He became calling out at and running towards my dog but i everytime i made eye contact he stopped so i just carried on walking. Then as i was walking down the road further which might i add is a perfect habitat for a fox family as it was where houses were but they were knocked down about 10 years ago.

Yeah so as i was walking down the fox was following me and everytime i looked at him he stopped and when a car came he would jump for cover and nearly got hit the once. He then came out again but i then went off the road and that was it.

Now was that the fox being defensive because i have seen a vixen around there but the first time i have seen the male fox.

[Jason Green]

...to me, it was the fox being concerned by your dog as he may have a offspring nearby but too wary of both you and cars - typical fox behaviour

[helenoftheways]

This fox appeared at 11am one morning on my back patio, and wasn't a bit scared of me or anything else. It was about 2 metres from me here.

[Sprout]

how do those of you who seem to doubt that it was a fox which was responsible for this attack feel today reading that the parents have been threatened by animal rights activists? are you going to try and justify this?

[Ukwildlifeo]

Originally Posted by Sprout

how do those of you who seem to doubt that it was a fox which was responsible for this attack feel today reading that the parents have been threatened by animal rights activists? are you going to try and justify this?

Would this story be in the mail by any chance.... They are really milking this