The Voronezh Reserve has published a continuation of the story of friendship between a fox and a man. Kamchatka foxes Here you can see a huge number of foxes of all varieties and colors. Some of them run like crazy, begging for food, while others sleep without hind legs.
The Voronezh Reserve published a continuation of the story of friendship between the zoologist Sergei Sapelnikov and the fox Ryzhik on Friday, December 16. The animal's trust in man was shaken when he lured him into the enclosure, however, once free, the fox forgave the zoologist.
A young male fox to Sergei and Inna Sapelnikov when they were clearing trap lines in the forest in preparation for counting small mammals. Sergei noticed the animal, lay down on the ground so as not to frighten it away, and began to treat the fox with sausage. He was not afraid and confidently approached for a treat. Zoologists noted that the timidity and similar atypical behavior of foxes may be one of the signs of rabies - however, the behavior and appearance of Ryzhik, as the staff called the fox, indicated that he was healthy. The reserve suggested that the animal had not yet had a negative experience of contact with a person. The staff of the reserve realized that a brave animal could disrupt the registration of mammals and decided to try to tame it and temporarily isolate it for the period of registration.
Preparations for the experiment lasted more than ten days, during which time we managed to establish contact with the fox and lure him into a small enclosure next to the counting trap line.
- By feeding and taming the fox, we pursued our goals - to conduct a census of animals, and for this, to remove the factor that interferes with our work. Fox Ryzhik did not know about our plans - he responded to a kind attitude and took goodies from his hands. And every day it was more and more difficult for the zoologist to fulfill his plans, - said the staff of the reserve.
Ryzhik took the behavior of Sergei Sapelnikov as a betrayal. All the days of isolation, he unfriendly met the zoologist who brought him food, although he did not refuse food. Sapelnikov himself was very upset by the break in "friendship" with the animal.
After 10 days, when the count ended, the fox was released. On this day, before leaving the forest, the zoologist left a treat for Ryzhik. The next day the food disappeared, there were fox tracks in the snow nearby, but Ryzhik himself did not show up.
If you happen to ever find yourself in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, we strongly recommend that you visit Zao Fox Village, unless you are afraid of adorable foxes. About 100 different animals live in the Zao Fox Village, including 6 species of foxes. Foxes roam freely around the reserve and do not run away from people, you know what we mean? You have a unique opportunity to play enough with black, platinum and red foxes! A real fairytale kingdom of foxes!
Zao Fox Village is located near the city of Shiroishi. Inside you will find a huge number of adorable foxes who can't wait to play with you!
6 species of foxes live in the reserve
After you pay the entrance fee, you can also buy fox food for 100 yen
At the beginning you pass through a place resembling a zoo, here you can see foxes in cages or sitting on a leash.
But after passing through the cherished door, you will find yourself in a place where all the foxes walk absolutely freely and do what they please.
Some of them will run after you, some will run away from you. If you feed them, then some foxes may then run after you for a long time, hoping to get more tasty treats from you.
It is forbidden to feed the foxes by hand, only throw food on the floor. All this is told before entering the reserve, though in Japanese, but fortunately, they have pictures, thanks to which everything becomes clear
Here you can see a huge number of foxes of all varieties and colors. Some of them run like crazy, begging for food, while others sleep without hind legs.
The nature of the reserve is also very beautiful.
The reserve staff does not control your relationship with foxes, so if you are not sure that this fox is not friendly to you, do not even think about cuddling it. Remember, they are still predators.
Admission is 1,000 yen for adults, admission is free for students and younger.
Today's story is about the most intelligent and beautiful heroines of Russian folk tales - red foxes. What they are in life and how often they can be found in wildlife - in stories and photographsAlexandra Kulichenko.
Everyone knows the fox - the heroine of numerous stories and fairy tales. However, to meet a wild fox in a real forest until recently was a great success. Photographers who want to shoot a red-haired beauty were even advised to go to Western Europe, where these animals have long been no longer treated as collars and fur coats for ladies, and they, in turn, have ceased to be afraid of meeting people and are much more likely to catch the eye . In Russia, only now the living conditions for foxes are becoming as safe, and we are increasingly meeting them along roads and villages, fishing or on vacation.
The most interesting meetings are always, of course, with the kids. In the reserve, I met fox cubs for the first time several years ago, on June 19th. I remember the date, because on this day the foundation of the Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve is celebrated. After the unofficial part of the holiday at the forest cordon, I went for a walk in the forest. On one of the paths I saw very small fox cubs, I even tried to take one, but the picture failed. Only in autumn I discovered the hole in which they lived. A couple of years after this incident, in the buffer zone of the reserve, another meeting took place: climbing a small hill, I noticed a large fox that had not yet shed its hair, jogging across the open space. I managed to take a few shots and only in the photographs did I see that the fox was holding a caught green lizard in its teeth. She probably carried it to her kids.
Another summer, almost at the very end of August, returning from evening duty, I again met a fox by the road. Usually these animals do not stay long on the roads, but this time I was very lucky. I stop the car, turn off the engine and wait. The beast comes to the middle of the road and stops. The first thought in my head is crazy! Then I remember that in the salon there are several sausages left over from lunch. I break off a piece, lower the glass and throw a gift to the fox. She picks it up and eats it. My heart was relieved - if the beast has a good appetite, then the likelihood of illness is minimal. I carefully get out of the car and open the trunk, where the equipment lies. The fox comes closer, and I try to shoot with flash, but I can’t focus, it’s dark. Feeding the fox, I move into a bright circle from the headlights. Succeeded. The fox is lit by the headlights of the car and the autofocus handles the sharpness easily. I shoot both photos and videos. We even got shots where a fox catches moths that have flown into the headlights. I give the last sausage directly from my hands, while filming it on video. The fox takes the gift and goes into the forest. A week later, she met again, but this time there were no sausages with her, which means there were no pictures either ...
One day I'm walking along the creek behind the nursery, as always I'm not in a hurry and I don't make a fuss. Suddenly I hear a rustling, I notice movement in the grass, I hide and watch the approach of a little fox. I can only take one shot. After a couple of weeks, the bison breeders said that in the morning they meet two fox cubs on the territory of the nursery, which means that the kids have grown up and it's my time to watch them. Every morning I go to the nursery, where in the far corner of one of the paddocks with young bison, the foxes had a playground, a hunting ground for small things, and a bedroom. The place is convenient for observations: a rather rare forest, a small hillock with low grass, the bison did their best. We managed to get a lot of interesting pictures this summer, once even an adult fox carrying prey to its babies was caught in the lens.
I met foxes not only in our reserve. Once, in the east of Ukraine, in the floodplain of a river, I walked around drying small lakes with a camera. On the shore of such a lake, he sat down to rest and have a bite to eat. I am sitting on a hillock and looking at the opposite bank, overgrown with tall dense reeds. Suddenly, a chariot jumped out of the reed, it is also called the marsh corncrake, a bird from the shepherd family. He quickly crossed the shallow water, covered with a layer of duckweed, and again disappeared into the grass. A moment later, a little to the right, a fox appeared, which slowly went out into the open. The hunter examined the coastal part of the lake and walked a few meters in the footsteps of the runaway chauffeur. She did not immediately notice me, which made it possible to leave some magnificent pictures as a souvenir.
This year also saw some notable meetings. In winter, the crust holds the weight of a person, so I go through the forest without skis. There is such a crackle from the steps that I don’t even dream of meeting with large living creatures. I went out to the clearing, I see not far away, in the center, there is a column. In the reserve, quarter pillars are bright yellow, and this one is dark red. I see through the lens that it is a fox sitting. I shoot, I get closer, I shoot again, even closer ... and the fox runs away. But her curiosity allowed her to film this wary beast. This spring, the crust in the forest remained quite strong for a long time, which made it possible to examine many holes where foxes could bring forth offspring. One of these places I found. The hole, once dug by a badger, is now favored by a fox. Three otnorks settled down on the slope of the steep bank of a small stream, one at the very top, two at the bottom. I didn't want to disturb the animals, and I went there again only at the beginning of summer, after spending several evenings at the hole. Once a fox barked at me for half an hour from afar, the second time I saw her going hunting from the lower part, and only the third time I managed to shoot one fox cub. The rest of the time there were no meetings of fox cubs near this hole ...
I suggest watching the video as an illustration to the note.
Alexander Kulichenko
In the photo - a chronicle of events.
If you happen to ever find yourself in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, we strongly recommend that you visit Zao Fox Village, unless you are afraid of adorable foxes. About 100 different animals live in the Zao Fox Village, including 6 species of foxes. Foxes roam freely around the reserve and do not run away from people, you know what we mean? You have a unique opportunity to play enough with black, platinum and red foxes! A real fairytale kingdom of foxes!
Zao Fox Village is located near the city of Shiroishi. Inside you will find a huge number of adorable foxes who can't wait to play with you!
6 species of foxes live in the reserve
After you pay the entrance fee, you can also buy fox food for 100 yen
At the beginning you pass through a place resembling a zoo, here you can see foxes in cages or sitting on a leash.
But after passing through the cherished door, you will find yourself in a place where all the foxes walk absolutely freely and do what they please.
Some of them will run after you, some will run away from you. If you feed them, then some foxes may then run after you for a long time, hoping to get more tasty treats from you.
It is forbidden to feed the foxes by hand, only throw food on the floor. All this is told before entering the reserve, though in Japanese, but fortunately, they have pictures, thanks to which everything becomes clear
Here you can see a huge number of foxes of all varieties and colors. Some of them run like crazy, begging for food, while others sleep without hind legs.
The nature of the reserve is also very beautiful.
The reserve staff does not control your relationship with foxes, so if you are not sure that this fox is not friendly to you, do not even think about cuddling it. Remember, they are still predators.
Admission is 1,000 yen for adults, admission is free for students and younger.
In Japanese culture, foxes are of great importance, their images and stories about them can often be found in Japanese folklore.
At the cordon Proletarsky in the reserve "Bryansk forest" a very sociable guest settled - fiery red fox. He came to the cordon in the summer. But for a couple of months he was embarrassed to show himself, apparently, he got used to people and animals.
Now, as Yekaterina Pilyutina, deputy director of the reserve for environmental work and tourism, says, the fox considers himself the master of these places. The staff of the reserve nicknamed the guest patrician.
The red-haired guest is interested in everything that happens around. Patrikey has become so accustomed to the cordon that he personally "inspects" the arriving cars. The fox had already eaten several pairs of shoes standing on the porch of the cordon, scattered vegetables left unattended. Sometimes he argues with a local over food. the cat Smoky.
Most likely, this is a young, this year of birth, animal, - says the deputy director for science of the Bryansk Forest Reserve Elena Sitnikova. - Like any fox, Patrickey is cunning - he hides from camera traps and is very thieving. Not because he is bad, but simply because he is a fox!
At first, the fox was very shy...
And then he got used to people so much that now he is no longer afraid to take food from his hands.
The local cat Dymok and Patrikey like to "inspect" the cars of the guests of the reserve.
