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†=:.......         (foxes, stingers, etc.)          .......:=†
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*%†=:.....        .†####              ####†.        .....:=†%*
#*%†=:....     .†####                    ####†.     ....:=†%*#
##*%†=:...  .†####     a fox is a small     ####†.  ...:=†%*##
###*%†=:.. .†##    canine, mostly found in     ##†. ..:=†%*###
####*%†=:. .†##    an orange-brown variety,    ##†. .:=†%*####
###*%†=:.. :*#     but gray colors are also     #*: ..:=†%*###
##*%†=:... :*#  possible. they feed mostly on   #*: ...:=†%*##
#*%†=:.... †#   small rodents and young birds,   #† ....:=†%*#
*%†=:..... †#     but are known to also eat      #† .....:=†%*
%†=:...... #   much larger animals (deer?) and    # ......:=†%
†=:....... #   mushrooms (peculiarly, they are    # .......:=†
=:........ †#     fond of amanita muscaria).     #† ........:=
:......... †#                                    #† .........:
=:........ :*#          foxes are most          #*: ........:=
†=:....... :*#    well known for their tail,    #*: .......:=†
%†=:...... .†##    which features a stinger    ##†. ......:=†%
*%†=:..... .†##       (the only such case      ##†. .....:=†%*
#*%†=:....  .†####       in a mammal!)      ####†.  ....:=†%*#
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%†=:......        .†####              ####†.        ......:=†%
†=:.......     .†####                    ####†.     .......:=†
=:........  .†####      the stinger is      ####†.  ........:=
:......... .†##     used when hunting prey     ##†. .........:
=:........ .†##   creatures much larger than   ##†. ........:=
†=:....... :*#    the fox, the fox will bite    #*: .......:=†
%†=:...... :*#  the creature on the head, and   #*: ......:=†%
*%†=:..... †#   use its tail to penetrate the    #† .....:=†%*
#*%†=:.... †#   skull of the prey. the stinger   #† ....:=†%*#
##*%†=:... #     will enter the neck from the     # ...:=†%*##
###*%†=:.. #      rear, depositing the venom,     # ..:=†%*###
####*%†=:. #    filling up the mouth and skull.   # .:=†%*####
###*%†=:.. #    this immediately paralyzes the    # ..:=†%*###
##*%†=:... #   prey creature, allowing the fox    # ...:=†%*##
#*%†=:.... #                to eat.               # ....:=†%*#
*%†=:..... #                                      # .....:=†%*
%†=:...... #          if a fox stings a           # ......:=†%
†=:....... #    human, it's usually in a place    # .......:=†
=:........ #   different than the neck, and the   # ........:=
:......... †#  main consequence is intense pain. #† .........:
=:........ †#                                    #† ........:=
†=:....... :*#           it has been            #*: .......:=†
%†=:...... :*#   shown that the venom is also   #*: ......:=†%
*%†=:..... .†##   present in the bite of the   ##†. .....:=†%*
#*%†=:.... .†##     fox, but in very small     ##†. ....:=†%*#
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