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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 #@;. .:=;^@@@##
#@@@^;=:.. .;@### quantities. ###@;. ..:=;^@@@#
@@@^;=:... .;@### ###@;. ...:=;^@@@
@@^;=:.... .;@### ###@;. ....:=;^@@
@^;=:..... .....:=;^@
^;=:...... ;. ......:=;^
;=:....... ....==;#;==.... .......:=;
=:........ .; ........:=
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