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##@#%%†«~. .†##    an orange-brown variety,    ##†. .~«†%%#@##
#@#%%†«~.. ~%#     but gray colors are also     #%~ ..~«†%%#@#
@#%%†«~... ~%#  possible. they feed mostly on   #%~ ...~«†%%#@
#%%†«~.... †#   small rodents and young birds,   #† ....~«†%%#
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.......... ~%#          foxes are most          #%~ ..........
.......... ~%#    well known for their tail,    #%~ ..........
.......... .†##    which features a stinger    ##†. ..........
.......... .†##       (the only such case      ##†. ..........
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@#%%†«~... .†##     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   #† ....~«†%%#
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%†«~...... #      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. #† ..........
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.......... ~%#           it has been            #%~ ..........
.......... ~%#   shown that the venom is also   #%~ ..........
~......... .†##   present in the bite of the   ##†. .........~
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