Foxes can be quite curious creatures. An animal rescuer in England set up his phone to film an incident only to have a curious fox snatch the device and run away with it while it was still recording.
Animal rescue officer with the RSPCA, Ben Fitzcosta, said that he responded wooded area in Bagshot, England, on a report of a fox with an injured leg. Fitzcosta was able to locate what he believed to be the injured fox and decided to set up his phone to record a video of the capture.
“There were actually two foxes in the woodland, someone called the RSPCA to report that one of them was injured,” Fitzcosta said. “I set up my phone to film and as I was preparing to catch the fox with food and a grasper he ran up, sniffed the phone and ran off with it!”
The hilarious video shows the fox eventually setting the phone down and giving it a sniff, managing to take a selfie video in the process. Luckily, Fitzcosta managed to catch up to the animal and to get his phone back.
“It did make my day to be honest, the video is very funny. I’m glad I got my phone back — I had to jog to catch up with him as I knew he’d dump it in a bush somewhere,” Fitzcosta said.
After that excitement, Fitzcosta was then able to locate the second fox. “I did find the injured fox and managed to rescue her, she is now being treated at Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue as she has an inflamed leg from an old injury. Hopefully she will make a full recovery,” he said.
Source: https://youtu.be/ALdBECbQr7Y