. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE DOG FAMILYâFOX. 237 The Fox Has The Fox has a number of enemies Other than Human besides Man. Not only does the Enemies. Wolf catch and devour him, but Dogs also have so great a grudge against him that they will tear him to pieces. It is a remarkable fact that female Foxes suckling young are often. THE BED EOX. The animal which in America nearest represents the Master Reynard of tradition is the Red Fox, a very cunning animal and an inveterate Chicken-thief like his European cousin. His depredations often get him into trouble,
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE DOG FAMILYâFOX. 237 The Fox Has The Fox has a number of enemies Other than Human besides Man. Not only does the Enemies. Wolf catch and devour him, but Dogs also have so great a grudge against him that they will tear him to pieces. It is a remarkable fact that female Foxes suckling young are often. THE BED EOX. The animal which in America nearest represents the Master Reynard of tradition is the Red Fox, a very cunning animal and an inveterate Chicken-thief like his European cousin. His depredations often get him into trouble, and traps are set for him like that which holds fast the animal shown in the picture. (Vulpes fulvus,^ spared by male Dogs, or not pursued at all. Other mammals can not harm Reynard; but he has several very dangerous enemies among the birds. A Hawk carries young Foxes away without hesitation, while the Eagle will even attack the adult, though it some- times fares badly enough in doing so. Tschudi relates such a case: "A Fox which was running over a glacier, was seized by an Eagle and lifted high up in the air. Soon the robber be- gan to flutter its wings in a strange way and was lost from sight be- hind a peak of the mountain. The observer mounted the summit, when, to his surprise, the Fox darted past him like an arrow; on the other side he found the Eagle with a lacerated breast. The Fox had succeeded in craning his neck, seizing the predaceous bird by the throat and biting it through. Con- tentedly he limped away, though the memory of the fearful voyage through the air probably clung to him for ; Among other classes of animals the Fox has no enemies which could be dangerous to him, but he has some which greatly annoy him, namely. Fleas. There is a story to the effect that he takes a careful bath with the result of driving them to a bundle of moss which he carries in his mouth, and then gets rid of the un- welcome guests by throwing the bundle away. It has been
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