Raising orphaned little foxes


By AGENCY

A young fox peeps out of a tube in an enclosure belonging to the Franze family in Germany. — dpa

Daniele Franze coos in Portuguese as she sets out bowls with fresh chunks of meat and raw eggs on the floor of an enclosure. After a few minutes, a young fox creeps silently closer to inspect the goods. The others remain in hiding.

“They’re very shy, and that’s good. In order for us to release them back into the wild, they can’t become used to people, ” says Franze.

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