I sort of liked this until......
May 29, 2020 18:45:15 #
May 29, 2020 18:56:48 #
May 29, 2020 19:01:20 #
It is a really cute shot but I can’t tell what they’re tugging on. I suspect I don’t want to know.
May 29, 2020 19:12:38 #
SWFeral
Loc: SWNM
I have a similar photo but it's of my own dog as a cute puppy...with a cat turd dangling from his mouth. I still like your photo.
May 29, 2020 19:26:30 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
It is a really cute shot but I can’t tell what they’re tugging on. I suspect I don’t want to know.
From the nails and pads of the foot (left side) it might be a mink or weasel. Does not appear to be a whole animal.
May 29, 2020 19:28:39 #
Photolady2014 wrote:
Until I realized..... do you see what I see.... 
Interesting - looks like they are playing tug of war with a paw of some other animal. The circle of life.
May 29, 2020 19:49:30 #
DanielB wrote:
Interesting - looks like they are playing tug of war with a paw of some other animal. The circle of life.
You are close, let’s say, there were 7 Kits, there are now 5.....
May 29, 2020 19:50:16 #
Think Longshadow probably has it right ... this is life in the wild. They're predators, so will eat a lot of other animals over their lives ... or else they'll be short lived. I think you captured Mother Nature doing what she does ... great shooting & thanks for sharing.
May 29, 2020 19:52:22 #
Photolady2014 wrote:
You are close, let’s say, there were 7 Kits, there are now 5.....
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Wasn't there a sibling with black front legs?
May 29, 2020 19:56:13 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Wasn't there a sibling with black front legs?
Maybe a coyote got one of the kits and these two found what was left.
May 29, 2020 21:33:26 #
May 29, 2020 21:43:40 #
SWFeral
Loc: SWNM
tramsey wrote:
I don't think fox are cannabalistic
But they may be opportunistic about foxes that have died. These kits may merely be playing with a "prize," honing their survival skills. I've heard that cameras placed in fox dens reveal that even tiny babies are brutal towards one another, and that not all survive the attacks of their siblings.
May 29, 2020 22:01:00 #
May 30, 2020 06:29:31 #
Photolady2014 wrote:
Until I realized..... do you see what I see....
I see a great image!!!
No matter what they are tugging on.
May 30, 2020 06:48:59 #
Photolady2014 wrote:
You are close, let’s say, there were 7 Kits, there are now 5.....
Wow....I knew Eagle chicks were cannibals but I never suspected Fox Kits of the same behavior.That sure explains the history of some in my pasture that have suddenly thinned-out recently. Mange got one of them I know for sure . Thanks for the surprising heads-up.
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