There are four sections, covering four consecutive years from cubbing time to the next mating season. The total four-year period spans the lifetime of one particular fox, from his birth to his death. He is a member of the first litter born in the area, so this period also represents the first few years of contact between people and foxes. When the foxes first arrive, they evoke the usual mixed feelings - surprise, curiosity, some admiration, some fear. But over the ensuing years the human neighbours find that their lives are enriched in unforeseen ways.
Emotional bonds develop, sufficiently powerful to cause both rapture and pain.
A kind of love. A Personal View - Foxes are all different just as we are. But, in general, the typical fox is sensible, cautious and level-headed. He may not be Chief-Executive material, but you would probably be happy for your daughter to marry him. This profile is based on the observation of innumerable interactions between our local foxes and their competitors - the latter being several neighbourhood cats and one badger who took up residence in the area for six months.