City foxes braver but not smarter than rural cousins, apparently
Posted By Foxy Lady on August 10, 2023
The study, published in Animal Behaviour, left puzzles in foxes’ habitats for them to solve to get rewards of food. City foxes were more likely to touch the puzzles but both sets of foxes were equally likely — or unlikely — to solve them.
I strongly suspect that the city foxes thought “nah… can’t be bothered, I saw half a kebab back down the road, or we might get some dog food and cheese if we swing by that back garden…”
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