Two-legged fox

The footage of the animal looking for food has since gone viral, with many speculating why the fox only has its two front legs. Now, Mike Dilger, a BBC wildlife ...

Speaking on why he thought the fox hadn't sustained a previous injury through which it had lost its back legs, he continued: "The reason I think that is because it is so adept. Speaking to Derbyshire Live about the fox, Philip said: "I think he was born like that. the fox looks in a really healthy condition." I think I know roughly where it's living but I don't want to disturb it." And when he ran off I've never seen anything move so fast. Now, Mike Dilger, a BBC wildlife reporter and presenter, has weighed in on the debate with his own theory. [BBC ](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/all-about/bbc)Radio Derby this morning, Thursday, January 5, he said: "It's nature conquering all, it's beautiful. [Ilkeston ](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/all-about/ilkeston)garden was likely born that way, according to a wildlife presenter. It blew my mind. "But this fox has lost both legs, and the fact it's looking so confident and so able tells me that's probably happened from birth. I looked at the footage yesterday. The fox - which was described by the couple who spotted him as 'phenomenal' - [was filmed walking vertically on its two front legs](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/phenomenal-two-legged-fox-filmed-7993685) and using its tail to balance.

THIS is the stunning moment a two-legged fox goes hunting for food in a couple's garden.Phil Carter, 71, couldn't believe it when his wife, Jane,

It stood up, bolted as fast as a human child would run,” he said. It stood bolt upright and ran like a human being on two legs. It just had two little fairy stumps at the back.” In a video posted to TikTok, @roseannafireman shared the moment the furry foxes played in the back garden. You just wouldn't believe how fast it is. “I thought she was joking at first or had mis-seen it.

Footage shows a two-legged fox nimbly moving through a garden in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Phil and Jane Carter told the BBC they often get visited by foxes and ...

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Understandably, Phil and Jane Carter took a camera out to document this fox as it made its way around their garden - on two legs instead of four. But this wasn' ...

Nature is incredible." Isn't nature just wonderful?" All things 'truly' bright and beautiful." What strong spirit of survival." Have a look at it stroll across someone's lawn: A spokesperson for the charity said: "We've never seen anything like this in the wild before but the animal looks relatively healthy and appears to have adapted to life on two legs."

“We've never seen anything like this in the wild before but the animal looks relatively healthy and appears to have adapted to life on two legs,” a spokesperson ...

Phil and Jane Carter spotted a rare two-legged fox foraging for food in their Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England yard.

I looked at the footage yesterday. It ran off when we went to feed it, but after it came back to get the food. …At one point he ran over to the gate, and I mean run, vertically, straight up. My wife [Jane] shouted to me to come to the window quick because I wouldn’t believe what I’ll see. It’s nature conquering all, it’s beautiful. Residents Phil and Jane Carter spotted a rare two-legged fox foraging for food in their Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England garden on December 17, 2022.