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S Dec 15, 2015 at 15:22 history edited imsodin CC BY-SA 3.0
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Dec 15, 2015 at 15:08 comment added Paul Redmond @imsodin Sounds fair.
Dec 15, 2015 at 13:56 comment added imsodin @PaulRedmond I am aware that this statement is too absolute. There reason why I still included it in my TLDR are such stories: As bad this particular case is, it gets way too much media attention, which is true in general. I do not want to speculate about the circumstances of this case, but it is almost unique (at least I only found this case on a google search). So my statement is true if you allow for the tiniest of error margin :)
Dec 15, 2015 at 13:49 comment added Paul Redmond 'Foxes do not attack humans'. Technically, this is untrue. It's highly unlikely that a fox or even a group of foxes would attack an adult human - but there have been many reported incidents of foxes attacking babies and toddlers, including in the UK. e.g. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-125763/…
Dec 15, 2015 at 8:46 comment added Bent As you bring up rabies, if bitten by a wild animal, or any animal that cannot be examined to determine the possibility of rabies, go to a doctor or emergency room and get a shot. Don't ever wait. After the onset of rabies it is too late.
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S Dec 14, 2015 at 15:51 history edited imsodin CC BY-SA 3.0
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Dec 14, 2015 at 12:18 comment added imsodin Thanks for the information. I am talking about the most common fox on the northern hemisphere (red fox), I unfortunately do not know anything about their other counterparts. @offbyoni I corrected my wrong guess about rabies in the states.
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Dec 14, 2015 at 12:05 comment added toni The US is definitely not rabies free. cdc.gov/rabies/location/usa/surveillance/index.html
Dec 14, 2015 at 11:30 comment added gerrit Anyway, in their natural habitat they are extremely shy Not so on Santa Cruz Island where they have the audacity (and size) of a cat. Island fox.
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Dec 14, 2015 at 9:35 history answered imsodin CC BY-SA 3.0