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inward overhang it should have an outward overhang of barbed 

 wire to keep out dogs and other intruders (fig. 15). 



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Fig. 12.— An inexpensive type of den. Table in foreground is for the food of parent foxes; by means of it 

 young cubs are prevented from obtaining too much meat. 



FOOD. 



Wild foxes eat a wide variety of food, including mice, rabbits, birds, 

 insects, and wild fruits. When grasshoppers are present large 

 quanities are eaten. Meat, therefore, is only a part of their natural diet. 



Indeed, foxes, like 

 dogs, are almost om- 

 nivorous, and there is 

 less danger in feeding; 

 any particular kind of 

 food than in feeding 

 too large quantities at 

 irregular intervals. 



The rations of do- 

 mesticated foxes in- 

 clude beef, horse 

 meat, mutton, veal, 

 woodchucks, rabbits, 

 liver, fish, eggs, milk, 

 bread, mashed pota- 

 toes, crackers, mush, 

 dog biscuits, and soft 

 fruits. The selection 

 of meats is largely a matter of circumstances. At irregular ami 

 uncetf ain intervals one may old ain injured or worn-out but otherwise 











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