416 ; ’ 
Mr. HarpuEy H. U. Drarer, who has sent 
us the interesting photograph 
reproduced on this page, writes 
as follows: “This photograph shows three 
Fox Cubs about five days old. They were 
born in the bottom of a deep dry ditch, and 
were found 
by a keep- 
er, who 
showed 
them to 
me. It 
was with 
great dith- 
culty that 
I managed 
to pho- 
tograph 
them, as 
the place 
was dark 
and thick- 
ly cover- 
ed with 
brambles, 
but I was 
determin- 
ed to get 
them in 
their na- 
tural posi- 
tion. The 
keeper 
explained 
their being 
bornabove 
ground as 
due to the 
fact that 
all the 
available 
“earths” 
about were 
already = 
occupied 
Fox Cubs. 
(this he knew as a fact). The shape of the ment on the subject, say such 
cubs’ heads showed very little resemblance to 
that of the mature fox, but was far more 
FOX CURBS, FIVE DAYS OLD. 
Animal Life 
like the head of a pug puppy. ‘Their eyes 
were not then opened, and the length of 
thei bodies was not more than six or seven 
inches. The vixen moyed them within 
twelve hours of my visit.” As the pages 
of this magazine have always been open to 
any notes 
on hybrid- 
ism, it 
may be of 
interest 
to say 
here that 
among 
those who 
believe 
that the 
fox will 
interbreed 
with the 
domestic 
dog are Mr. 
Trevor- 
Battye 
and Mr. 
W. EH. de 
Winton, 
both of 
whom cite 
instances 
which 
have come 
to their 
knowledge 
of such 
unions; 
on the 
other hand 
some of 
those who 
are well 
qualified 
to give an 
authorita- 
tive jJudg- 
unions are 
quite unknown. Perhaps some of our readers 
will have something to say on the subject. 
Enp or Vou. I. 
