Fox takes on a badger over the course of a day.
This interaction occurred by chance over the course of a day and was like nothing I’d ever seen before. It was an amazing interaction between wild animals that live in the open, undeveloped area about the size of a city block within city limits.
The back story of this incident starts with the mother fox having 2 kits (babies) earlier this spring. Many folks in the area have been watching them go about their business.
On the day that this took place, the fox was sitting by the hole. We didn't know at the time there was a badger in it. We assume that the fox was so preoccupied with this badger because it may have caught/eaten the other kit. We only saw the one in the video, and as of the posting of this video, haven't seen the second.
I don't believe that the fox is sick or has rabies. This seemed to be very calculated attacks on her part. She stalks, hides and takes her time to hurt the badger. There are times when the badger looks like it just wants to GTFO. I'm going to anthropomorphize a bit, but this came across as very personal and targeted attacks. Revenge, if you will.
Another reason I don't think she has rabies; she doesn't blindly attack her baby or anything else. In the distance, there are people walking past. Also along where I shot the part where she corned it again. There were at least 5 people watching. We were ignored.
If you have any questions, leave your comments. I'll answer them the best I can.
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