Those are remarkable pictures, Suzie. One shouldn't project human notions onto animal behaviour, I suppose, but it's intriguing that different species seem to be able to make friends.

I honestly know very little about foxes. A more knowledgeable friend has a soft spot for them - she says that they have very distinctive individual personalities. Presumably, they're fairly intelligent, too.

Can foxes be tamed? I've always assumed that this would be tricky, even raising them pretty much from birth. Presumably part of the problem with UK's urban foxes is that they're not tame, but have become accustomed to humans - resulting in the two sometimes getting closer together than is good for either. It's hardly surprising that somebody approaching what's essentially a wild animal got herself bitten. I'm sympathetic rather than surprised. (I still hope they tested the fox for rabies. As I understand it, if you wait for someone bitten to develop symptoms, it's already too late.)