foxes

Once a week, we will be featuring an extraordinary animal account on Instagram! Their story, the adorable pictures, and pawesome videos! You can't have an weekly Instagram spotlight and not bring up Juniper! This weeks spotlight goes to a fan favorite, and the cutest fox around -- Juniper! 

Juniper is known as 'the happiest fox' and her smile will prove it so! Get ready to fall (even more) deeply in love with this beautiful and playful fox! And as Juniper's family expands, there's simply just more to love! 

If you'd like your pet to be featured, reach out to us with some insight as to who you are and the story of your beloved pet! 

The female fox trekked the two and a half month journey from Norway's Svalbard islands to northern Canada in the longest recorded fastest movement rate for a fox ever. Researchers at Norway's Polar Institute fitted the young female with a GPS tracking device and freed her into the wild in late March last year on the east coast of Spitsbergen, the Svalbard archipelago's main island. The fox was under a year old when she set off west in search of food, reaching Greenland just 21 days later - a journey of 1,512 km - before trudging forward on the second leg of her trek.
She was tracked to Canada's Ellesmere Island, nearly 2,000 km further, just 76 days after leaving Svalbard. What amazed the researchers was not so much the length of the journey as the speed with which the fox had covered it - averaging just over 46 km (28.5 miles) a day and sometimes reaching 155 km.

Is there anything cuter than a fox?! Maybe a fox cub, but that's it! It is physically and emotionally impossible not to fall in love after looking into those beautiful mischievous eyes! Growing up with "The Fox and the Hound", its hard not to appreciate that foxes are truly beautiful creatures, and I wish it was easy to have them as pets like dogs and cats. But for now all you can do is sit and gaze at these gorgeous animals, and wonder how you too could have one as a pet. But if you have been rating these foxes on a scale of cuteness, you'll love this twitter account's fox ranking system.

What starts off as a sad story soon turns into a 'Fox and the Hound' tale. Only without the hound and the heartache of abandonment. Well, maybe a little heartache. Chris Rolfe, a farmer from Haywards Heath, West Sussex, had been checking on his pregnant ewes when he saw a car hit a fox on his way home. He immediately went to check on the fox when he noticed it was a vixen and there was movement of cubs inside her belly. Thinking quickly, he performed a C-Section and pulled out the pups.

Story via BBC News

Want to check out another wholesome story? Try this Twitter user who turned the Vulpes family into a fox grading system full of ironic humor. 

They may be blatantly disrespectful... But who cares! They are still so adorable!! Animals can intentionally or otherwise provide us with the cutest looks without meaning to, and all it takes is a bemused expression on their face and a well timed camera shot. Those two combined make up basically every internet meme ever. But do you know which animal could never stick its tongue out? The T. Rex. That's right, not only does it have stubby arms, but a rather inflexible tongue to boot. Talk about nature and karma. And enjoy even more hilarious animals with these ridiculous fox ranking system that this Twitter user decided to create out of boredom, or another list ranking the cutest cat breeds while you're still in a judgy mood.

When the sun shines in London, you have to take advantage. So why not sit on a nice rooftop with some friends and enjoy the weather? That exactly what Tom Bell (@tombellforever) was doing when a very cute and extra photogenic fox joined him and his friends on his London rooftop. You might ask "but how did he get there!?" Well, the answers are all given in his epic twitter feed. If you want to see even more playful animals, this whimsical fox playing fetch, romping about will have you believing again in wholesome goodness all over again.

Happy Belated Mother's Day! For all the moms out there who still don't feel appreciated, here's another reminder you're amazing and should be recognized for it. Now that we're done sucking up so we can get the toy we've wanted for the last 3 hours and say its been years, lets get on to the main event! This Fox mom with her cubs is proof that mom's have superhuman patience when it comes to their kids insanity and ability to drive blood pressure levels to meltdown levels in an instant. 

Take a deep breath after thinking of all that and check out these hysterical hares that just happen to be darn cute too. Or if doggos are your cup of tea, our favorite howlarious huskies will have you barking with laughter. Or, if you want to check out some fascinating fox facts, you will finish as a fox expert for sure.

These foxes are just too cute. And we get them immortalized in gif form to enjoy their cuteness over, and over, and over again. At least until we can't handle it anymore and need something a bit less wholesome to calm down. Did you know that the smallest fox, the Fennec Fox, weighs under three pounds? Or that Arctic Foxes will only shiver at tempuratures below -70 degrees Fahrenheit. These are all things that can be found in the world of foxes, and so much more. And what could be better than seeing foxes at their most natural, enjoying the most that life in the wild has to offer. 

Foxes are incredible creatures, and very often poorly portrayed in the media and in the arts. So how about some info nuggets about them you might not know. You might have heard that certain animals use the Earth's magnetic field in their survival day to day. But foxes are the only animal with this ability that uses it specifically in its hunting. Foxes are able to judge the distance of a jump from them to their pray with unerring accuracy. For them, the magnetic field is seen as almost a shadow around their eyes, and they wait for that shadow and the sound the pray is making to line up, before making their move. If you want to see an amazing scene of a fox vs. a bald eagle, this video won't disappoint you. Predator v. Predator is something you should never miss. 

For those nights where you are bored with counting sheep...

So you think you know what a fox is? How they act, look and talk? Well, we have just the person to tell you... You haven't seen anything yet! Colin J Carlson's twitter will not only have you very curious and interested in all the different kins of foxes out there but also, laughing out loud! He's no expert on foxes and such but his ranking and grading technique sure do the job when you want a good laugh. Just take a scroll... 

Sometimes we are lucky enough to see wildlife in action. Running, hunting, sleeping, being with their young ones. But sometimes, we are lucky enough to capture the moment wildlife, just like us... enjoy life. And you can see it through these amazing photos from Roeselien Raimond and the amazing moment she captured a Fox in total bliss and relaxation. If you want to check out some of the most incredible moment when a fox decided to sunbathe with some roof workers on a break. 

Dutch nature photographer, Roeselien Raimond, now has more beautiful winter fox photos to awe over. Enjoy! It is rare to find photos of the elusive creatures so free, and in their natural habitat. Managing to capture these creatures like this is truly something to appreciate and behold. If you want to see even more candid fox moments, this fox mom and her babies can be related to by every woman who has ever brought a child into this world.