4 dead foxes this morning on the slip road of the M60 to the A5103 Princess Parkway. Assume, as it's their breeding season, they are moving out of territories searching for mates leading to increased fatal road experiences.
I think that foxes, and other animals with mange for that matter, chew their tails' in an attempt to relieve the itching. That would explain the "stick".
My friend told me on Wednesday morning (10.30) about a Fox she'd seen in Heaton Moor, with no 'brush'....just a sorry looking stick like tail
In the square where l live (Cheetham Hill), l've just seen a Fox with the same style tail tonight (8pm) l'm not suggesting it's the same Fox but could there be a mange infestation with this years young only occuring in their tails ??