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Originally Posted by jem
It might very well be a 'know fact' but it is also completely wrong. The fox like all predators acts purely on instinct-in the wild if a fox were to get close to a flock of birds, it might manage to kill one or two but the rest would scatter to safety. As the fox can't be sure when the next meal will be coming, its instinct is to kill more than it needs to stock up.
You can imagine that in a confined space with a lot of trapped, frightened birds all flapping about the fox gets confused, attacks and kills everything that is moving, takes what it can and tries to return later for the rest-although it doesn't normally get the chance before the owner discovers what has happened.
The fox certainly isn't killing for fun-that seems to be something exclusive to humans-although it sure doesn't help the owner much, his chickens are just as dead whatever the fox's motive.
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I will take that on board, fair point.
