I have a feeling something has happened to the dog fox, the female is once again on her own. For a few nights now she has fed alone with no sign of the male.
This is sad because if she is pregnant, a male would help her with feeding the young. However if she is alone, it is a hard task for her to cope with the demands of a young family. She will have to leave them while she goes out to feed and as the cubs grow older and need food brought to them she will have the worry of leaving them alone while she is away. This is not so bad while her cubs are very young, but as they grow older and start to explore, this is when the danger sets in. Perhaps the biggest danger to them are roads, this is the major cause of fox death in this country.
Should she be lucky enough to have a partner, then he will bring food to the den for her while the cubs are very young. Later when the cubs start weaning, then he will bring food to help feed them, but this is when she will also be hunting for food for them. As the cubs grow older and more adventurous they will be tempted to leave the den and to follow their mother, this is the time when they are most at risk.
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