Morning walks are the best, so quiet, calm and peaceful. The calm before the storm of man awaking and ruining it with their hustle and bustle. Often times I'm treated to seeing things most miss. Take for example my walk on Tuesday morning -
As I made my way up the driveway of the school, a mile down the road, I noticed an animal on the soccer field. At first glance I assumed it was a dog but didn't see any owners milling about. As I got closer I realized it was a fox, however, she was just standing there looking at me; never turned and ran, which was unusual. I suspect most people at that point would have assumed it was a rabid fox because foxes aren't out in the day and they would have immediately posted to Facebook about their find with a reminder to keep a close eye on your cats and dogs, UGH...oh the misinformed dipsticks!
Turns out it wasn't one fox but TWO foxes! The reason they didn't turn and run is because they were "stuck" together, OUCH! They tried to scurry away but their 8 legs had them going in different direction.
What I was witnessing was a pair of foxes mating! Here is what the Google machine has to say -
"During mating, a bulb-like mass of tissue surrounding the baculum tip (called the bulbus glandis) swells as it engorges with blood and the pair may become locked (or tied) together – this is known as a copulatory tie or copulatory lock, and is present in most canids."
Seemed like a rather odd place, out in the open, for these two to consummate their affection for one another but interesting just the same.
Perhaps, like most folks these days I recorded a 30 second clip of this pair trying to make there way to the woods -
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