Cute or not? Fennec Fox

I wish I had one in my yard

Jo in England, sent Chris a picture of one of the 13 fox cubs in her garden. There's one more photo.

The Daily Mammal

Jennifer Rae Atkins, in her blog, the Daily Mammal, is attempting to draw [close to] every mammal on earth. Therefore: a mammal a day. Since there are about 5,000 named mammal species, give or take, it should take her about 14 years to meet this goal. That's not so bad!

The Fennec Fox, at left, is one of my favorites.

Fox Forest

This is an educational site dedicated to the often misunderstood red fox. You'll discover how red foxes live, the challenges they face, and how they overcome them.

In addition to learning about fox life, you can share your experiences, ask questions, and find out what you can do to help our wild friends.

Who's been sleeping in your bed?

Marjorie Bowley returned home to find a fox curled up and sleeping in her bed.

"I tried to shoo it off but it wouldn't budge. It was so bold. It just looked at me and moved up to the pillows."

The fox had entered through a cat flap at the rear of the house.

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Arctic Foxes save for lean times

Arctic foxes create "nest eggs" each year to prepare for leaner times, according to a new study.

Like squirrels gathering nuts for the winter, the small foxes hoard bird eggs in case there's not enough of their favorite prey—the collard lemming—to go around in the spring.

The stored eggs can last for up to a year after being buried, thanks to the Arctic permafrost and natural preservatives inside the eggs.

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Cute Baby Foxes

South African bat-eared fox kits.

Photo: Ken Bohn / AP

Video: Man's new best friend

Cropper is the perfect pet -- friendly, loyal, and he likes a cuddle. But Cropper is no typical Man's Best Friend: he is a fox.

In Britain foxes are commonly regarded as pests, rummaging through rubbish and killing farmyard animals. But not this particular fox, Cropper the fox behaves more like a dog.

He allows himself to be stroked, carried and taken for walks.

Orphaned fox cub adopted by dog

A fox cub taken in by a rescue centre after being found beneath the body of his dead mother has got a new surrogate parent - a three-year-old mongrel dog.

Twelve-week-old Tod - named after the cub who befriends a puppy in the Disney film The Fox and the Hound - was adopted by the British Wildlife Centre.

Samantha Johnson, a worker at the centre, in Newchapel, Surrey, then took him to her home in nearby Lingfield.

She said her dog Molly "just took to Tod and is now his surrogate mother".

"He follows her everywhere," Ms Johnson added.