A red fox kit snuggles up to the Vixen’s tail as it watches the nearby photographers pass by about 25-feet away. Grand Teton National Park rangers had put up police tape around the den area, keeping people back from getting too close – but we were still close. The foxes were unperturbed by our presence, both parents regularly bring in squirrels and voles for the kits. Sometimes predators and prey use humans as a shield to protect their young from potential predators, like bears and wolves.
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