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Yet another episode is being blogged. This one's about foxes, red foxes to be exact. Chris and Martin are in North America seeking to learn about the red fox: how it hunts, its secrecy and cleverness, the different scents it can leave, and how it can escape predators and/or hunters such as foxhounds. Along the way, we learn about how a fox mother takes care of her kits, especially when it comes to food and hunting. In the episode, we learn that the animal kingdom is much more complex than just hunted creatures and hunter ones. Almost every animal that hunts is also faced with the danger of being caught by predators. However, it doesn't go well for Chris and Martin as they unknowingly pick up the fox's scent on themselves and have to run away from foxhounds. This lets us see how much they fail at being masters of fox tricks: running along a section of fence, running through a cow herd, going through water, and running back along their own trail. The only strategy that works is to climb a tree, which is what the grey fox does in Central America. One more thing: evolution. Yes, we get it again. This time we are told that 40 million years ago a strange creature appeared called tmork who was the supposed ancestor of foxes, bears, weasels, dogs, cats, etc. 20 million years later, he disappeared and foxes and other animals appeared afterwards. During that time there was an alleged family split between dogs, wolves and coyotes vs foxes. Hard to believe, but many people do. Anyways, that's all for now.
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