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It's that fox cub time of year
24 March 2010
WRAS carer Monica Russell has her hands full at the moment trying to hand rear 5 fox cubs. The latest one was rescued by WRAS rescuers Trevor Weeks and Kathy Martyn late last night after a kitten was found bemused sniffing round it on a drive way in Bexhill. The very small cub, was less than 2 hours old, still had its umbilicus still attached and some placenta too. The very small cub was placed on a heat pad an taken to WRAS carer Monica Russell where it is now being hand reared. This little cub will join 'Crinkle', 'Rocky', 'Cookie' and 'Fudge' who are a little older and came from Hampden Park and Langney.
» Photos of Fox Cub just 2 hours old rescued at Bexhill last night
» Photos of Crinkle Fox Cub collected from Vets at Hampden Park yesterday
» Photos of rescuers trying to reunite these three cubs with their mum
» Video of 'Rocky', 'Cookie' and 'Fudge' from Langney
» Video of Bexhill cub will appear on our You Tube Channel later today
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It is very easy to assume a bird has been abandoned when you find it on the ground, but quite often it is a fledgling learning to fly. When a fledgling takes its first flight it is going to be unsuccessful, it is natural for them to spend 2-3 days on the ground sometimes before they can fly properly. Mum and dad will normally be nearby but they do not always fly down to feed every few minutes as they are trying to encourage the youngster to fly. Both the youngster and the parents are good at hiding themselves.