Ukrainian border guards adopt fox that regularly sneaks into their shelter (video)

"Ukrainian border guards fighting the Russians on the front line have adopted a young female fox cub after it sneaked into their shelter. The inquisitive animal has since become a frequent visitor as the soldiers care for and feed her. The heart-warming relationship was captured in footage from October 10." - Yahoo News.

For me, this is unsurprising. This is a fox that has become habituated to humans, in this case Ukrainian soldiers, and it didn't take long for the fox to understand that they can get some food from the soldiers who were willing to give it to them. It's a nice symbiotic relationship with both the soldiers and the fox benefiting. Of course, my mind must be drawn to the fighting. The soldiers I presume are vulnerable to being harmed in this fighting and therefore the fox is also vulnerable to being injured. I don't think that we can remove that thought from the discussion. That said, this is a really sweet video because both human and fox are enjoying each other's company until things might go horribly wrong.

⚡ Soldiers of the State Border Guard Service have befriended a wild fox.

Initially drawn to their dugout by the smell of food, the fox has now become a regular visitor.pic.twitter.com/FJNWf9BJhi

— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) October 10, 2024

Video screenshot.

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