Spence’s foxes That said, they are cheeky. They worked out what a cat-flap was early — the current tally of stolen/destroyed items stands at three shoes, nine socks, two laptop chargers, a rucksack, a ...

But I can’t begrudge them. The life of an urban fox is miserable. Mange, traffic, lack of shelter, low life expectancy, not to mention contending with London’s lowlifes, who deplore fox hunts ...

Urban foxes may be bolder than their country cousins but city life has not made them cleverer, according to researchers who set puzzles for dozens of the animals. A team from the University of ...

From rooting through our rubbish to stealing shoes and garden gloves, urban foxes are renowned for their intrepid behaviour. But although city life may have made them bolder than their country ...