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A wildlife fan has struck up an extraordinary friendship with a young fox after he noticed she was ill.
Bob Dunlop realized the fox had developed mange on her tail after spying her lack of hair on wildlife cameras set up near his home in Littleport, Cambridgeshire.
The 69-year-old worked out where the animal’s den was located and began to treat the cub by feeding it bread with a homeopathic remedy recommended by a wildlife expert.
Their heart-warming friendship blossomed as the young kit began to greet Mr Dunlop on his daily walks through the English forest.
Mr Dunlop said he knows he must let her re-wild and is slowly cutting down the amount of time he visits—and has already stopped feeding her.
“She’s such a special animal, it will be hard to let go.”
“But I do not intend to make her tame as she is a wild fox.”
In the video below, the fox can be seen rolling on her back and affectionately biting at Mr Dunlop’s trousers for his attention. She also greets him as he approaches, yelping and whining with excitement.
Dunlop began treating the mange—a skin disease caused by microscopic mites that burrow into skin—back in December.
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Bob Dunlop realized the fox had developed mange on her tail after spying her lack of hair on wildlife cameras set up near his home in Littleport, Cambridgeshire.
The 69-year-old worked out where the animal’s den was located and began to treat the cub by feeding it bread with a homeopathic remedy recommended by a wildlife expert.
Their heart-warming friendship blossomed as the young kit began to greet Mr Dunlop on his daily walks through the English forest.
Mr Dunlop said he knows he must let her re-wild and is slowly cutting down the amount of time he visits—and has already stopped feeding her.
“She’s such a special animal, it will be hard to let go.”
“But I do not intend to make her tame as she is a wild fox.”
In the video below, the fox can be seen rolling on her back and affectionately biting at Mr Dunlop’s trousers for his attention. She also greets him as he approaches, yelping and whining with excitement.
Dunlop began treating the mange—a skin disease caused by microscopic mites that burrow into skin—back in December.
Continued below.
Man Reveals Heart-Warming Friendship With Young Fox That He Cured of Illness in the Wild
A wildlife fan has struck up an extraordinary friendship with a young fox who was stricken with mange and he cured her successfully.
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