By the 1920s and '30s, fox skins draped around the shoulders or fashioned into capes were especially beloved.
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Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
The playful creatures are prey to foxes, jaguars, and even at times humans, but tend to eat insects, plants, roots and smaller vertebrates, the zoo said.
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