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to believe, also, that if the dog strikes the trail of the 
female fox, the male in some way crosses off the female, 
taking upon himself the burden of the chase. Cer- 
tainly the cases I have cited point to this conclusion. 
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THE DREAM OF THE WILD Fox 
The duty of providing food for the young foxes does 
not rest entirely with the female, although the real 
responsibility seems to be hers. At all events, when 
food becomes scarce, it is the mother fox that, even 
in the light of day, and almost in the presence of man 
and dog, will venture near enough to the barns to catch 
a fowl for her starving little ones. 
This condition of home affairs is true not only of 
