{"id":8269,"date":"2010-12-24T11:40:24","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T11:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/?p=8269"},"modified":"2012-12-31T06:18:29","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T06:18:29","slug":"christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas RATions for a Frolicking Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forget the turkey &#8211; RATS are the Christmas treat for this ravenous reynard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8270\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9175_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/img_9175_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9175_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2396,1597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293189446&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;330&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fox with freshly caught rat (Photo:Tim Jones)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Fox with freshly caught rat (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fox with freshly caught rat (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9175_2-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8270\" title=\"Fox with freshly caught rat (Photo:Tim Jones)\" alt=\"Fox with freshly caught rat (Photo:Tim Jones)\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9175_2-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9175_2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9175_2-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fox with freshly caught rat (Photo:Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I caught this juvenile fox in the garden this Christmas Eve morning enjoying a little pre-lunch entertainment courtesy of an unfortunate rodent.\u00a0 Very similar to watching a cat play with a mouse.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the series:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8279\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9180_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/img_9180_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9180_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1665,2497\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293189464&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9180_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9180_2-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8279\" title=\"IMG_9180_2\" alt=\"Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9180_2-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9180_2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9180_2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9180_2.jpg 1665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8272\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9165_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8272\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/img_9165_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9165_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"481,641\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293189381&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9165_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Spot the rat competition (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9165_2.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8272\" title=\"IMG_9165_2\" alt=\"Fox with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9165_2.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9165_2.jpg 481w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9165_2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spot the rat competition (Photo:Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8293\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9167a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/img_9167a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9167a.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"992,1323\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293189382&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9167a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amazing throw: mouse is the blur at high right (Photo: Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9167a-767x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8293\" title=\"IMG_9167a\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9167a.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"624\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazing throw: rat is the blur at high right (Photo: Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8274\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9163_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8274\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/img_9163_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9163_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"712,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293189377&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9163_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9163_2.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8274\" title=\"IMG_9163_2\" alt=\"Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9163_2.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9163_2.jpg 712w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9163_2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8275\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9170_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/img_9170_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9170_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"514,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293189388&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9170_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9170_2.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8275\" title=\"IMG_9170_2\" alt=\"Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9170_2.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9170_2.jpg 514w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9170_2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8276\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9173_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8276\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/img_9173_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9173_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2983,1989\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293189444&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9173_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9173_2-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8276\" title=\"IMG_9173_2\" alt=\"Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9173_2-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"471\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9173_2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9173_2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8277\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9174_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/img_9174_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9174_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2569,1926\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293189444&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9174_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9174_2-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8277\" title=\"IMG_9174_2\" alt=\"Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9174_2-1024x767.jpg\" width=\"473\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9174_2-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9174_2-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9176_2a1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/img_9176_2a-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9176_2a1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"946,1419\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293189449&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;170&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9176_2a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9176_2a1-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8296\" title=\"IMG_9176_2a\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9176_2a1-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9176_2a1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9176_2a1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9176_2a1.jpg 946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8278\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9179_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/img_9179_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9179_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1885,2827\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293189459&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9179_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9179_2-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8278\" title=\"IMG_9179_2\" alt=\"Fox playing with rat (Photo:Tim Jones)\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9179_2-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9179_2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9179_2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_9179_2.jpg 1885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What ? \u00a0 (Photo:Tim Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a name=\"foxyfame\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Update 30\/12\/12\u00a0 Foxy Fame<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our star is currently promoting the forthcoming production of Ben Jonson&#8217;s Volpone by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.playing-up.co.uk\/play_volpone.cfm\">Playing Up Theatre Company at the Rondo Theatre <\/a>in Bath during February, where the Sly Fox has apparently developed a taste for chickens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/a4fox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/2010\/12\/24\/christmas-rations-for-a-frolicking-fox\/a4fox\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/a4fox.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2067,2923\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Geraldine Bunn&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"a4fox\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/a4fox-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15851\" alt=\"a4fox\" src=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/a4fox-724x1024.jpg\" width=\"478\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/a4fox-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/communicatescience.com\/zoonomian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/a4fox-336x476.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Of related interest&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Post by Ed Yong <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/notrocketscience\/2011\/01\/11\/foxes-use-the-earth%E2%80%99s-magnetic-field-as-a-targeting-system\/\">here at DISCOVER<\/a> on how foxes might be using magnetism to help catch prey.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-uk.amazon.co.uk\/e\/cm?t=zoonomian-21&amp;o=2&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=0863433626&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" 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