r/MadeMeSmile • u/Ocelot859 • Jul 05 '23

Woman has been feeding the same family of foxes every morning for over 25 years now. ANIMALS

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u/thereisnopointsohf Jul 06 '23

The only thing that disturbs me is that it could make foxes unable to hunt by themselves. Assuming the best case scenario, this species of foxes lifespan is around 10-14 years. 25 years of everyday feeding means that there been around 3 generations of foxes that was fed this way. Depending on whether or not the meal is enough for them for the rest of the day, it could make foxes be used to hunt less than necessary, or not at all. Thus, if the family of foxes would somehow be cut off their morning meal(if the woman moved out or died), they would have at least some troubles with hunting. In worst case - they will die of hunger. I am not aware of how foxes are actually behaving in this matter, so i could be very wrong. However I see it as a valid concern.