JohnCenaFan28
02-27-2009, 04:21 AM
A family of foxes has made its home 30ft up in the air at the top of a tree in Suffolk.
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Donna Martell, from Ipswich, discovered the unlikely den after noticing a young fox club scaling the branches.
It's thought the foxes, which usually live in burrows underground, were escaping the cold weather, reports The Sun.
Miss Martell, 26, and partner Carl Clark, 33, say the family has been living in the tree in their garden since January.
"When I first saw them I called Carl and said there was a cat stuck in the tree," said Miss Martell,
"But when we looked closer we realised it was a fox up there, not just one but two. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw them up so high.
"I think they must like it up there because there are vines and branches which they can lay on in the sunshine during the day."
Julian Roughton, Director of Suffolk Wildlife Trust, said it was very unusual for foxes to climb as high as trees and especially make a home in them.
He said: "They are good climbers when they need to be but this is certainly not normal behaviour.
"It might be that they are out and about feeding at night, but during the day they are happy to lay back and bask in a sunny spot."
-Nova
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Donna Martell, from Ipswich, discovered the unlikely den after noticing a young fox club scaling the branches.
It's thought the foxes, which usually live in burrows underground, were escaping the cold weather, reports The Sun.
Miss Martell, 26, and partner Carl Clark, 33, say the family has been living in the tree in their garden since January.
"When I first saw them I called Carl and said there was a cat stuck in the tree," said Miss Martell,
"But when we looked closer we realised it was a fox up there, not just one but two. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw them up so high.
"I think they must like it up there because there are vines and branches which they can lay on in the sunshine during the day."
Julian Roughton, Director of Suffolk Wildlife Trust, said it was very unusual for foxes to climb as high as trees and especially make a home in them.
He said: "They are good climbers when they need to be but this is certainly not normal behaviour.
"It might be that they are out and about feeding at night, but during the day they are happy to lay back and bask in a sunny spot."
-Nova