The curious behaviour of urban foxes… and their shoe fetish

Foxes have been spotted or caught on camera stealing shoes from porches and back yards — why do they do this?

Security cameras at house doors have been capturing shoe thieving urban foxes in various locations across the world

Imagine waking up one morning to find your favourite runners missing from your front porch. Your first thought might be that you misplaced them or maybe the neighbour’s dog was sniffing around again last night. But maybe the culprit is a local fox...

A fox takes a shoe from a suburban garden in Cork