The

fox Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

appears in the

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of many cultures, but especially European and East Asian, as a figure of cunning,

trickery In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story ( god, goddess, spirit, human or anthropomorphisation) who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherwis ...

, or as a

familiar animal In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (sometimes referred to as familiar spirits) were believed to be supernatural entities that would assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. According to r ...

possessed of magic powers, and sometimes associated with

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, film, television, games, music, and other forms of cultural expression may reflect the folklore image and reputation. The term "foxy" in

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

("having the qualities of a fox") can also connote attractiveness, sexiness, or being red-haired. The term "to outfox" means "to beat in a competition of wits", similarly to "outguess", "outsmart", and "outwit".

In folklore and wisdom

Africa

Dogon Dogon may refer to: *Dogon people, an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa *Dogon languages, a small, close-knit language family spoken by the Dogon people of Mali *'' Dogon A.D.'', an album by saxophonist Juliu ...

mythology, the fox is reported to be either the trickster god of the desert, who embodies chaos or a messenger for the gods. There is a

Tswana Tswana may refer to: * Tswana people, the Bantu speaking people in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and other Southern Africa regions * Tswana language, the language spoken by the (Ba)Tswana people * Bophuthatswana, the former ba ...

riddle that says that ''"Phokoje go tsela o dithetsenya'' nly the muddy fox livesmeaning that, in a philosophical sense, 'only an active person who does not mind getting muddy gets to progress in life.'

Europe

Kuma Lisa Kuma Lisa (Macedonian and bg, Кума Лиса or Godmother Fox translated literally into English) or Lisa Patrikeyevna (russian: Лиса Патрикеевна, meaning Fox Patrikas's-daughter, named after prince Patrikas, who was known as a ...

is a female fox from

Bulgarian folklore The main Bulgarian celebration events are : * Martenitsa, all of March, beginning with the 1st of march * Nestinari * Kukeri * Koleda (Christmas), Koledari * Velikden (Easter) * Name Days * International Mother's Day, March 8 * Independence Day, ...

and

Russian folklore Folklore of Russia is folklore of Russians and other ethnic groups of Russia. Russian folklore takes its roots in the pagan beliefs of ancient Slavs and now is represented in the Russian fairy tales. Epic Russian bylinas are also an important ...

who usually plays the role of the

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. Kuma Lisa is encountered with another character known as Kumcho Vulcho – a

wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...

which is opposite to her and very often suffers from her tricks. Veronika Makarova writes that in Western European folklore, words relating to foxes, such as French "renard", have a masculine grammatical gender, which is why Western European foxes are usually depicted as male foxes, but the word лисa (''lisa'') in Russian has a feminine grammatical gender, which is why nearly all depictions of foxes in Russian folklore are female. In

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

, the trickster figure of the fox (or ''tod'' in traditional Scots) was represented as ''Lowrence'', as in the '' Morall Fabillis'' of

Robert Henryson Robert Henryson (Middle Scots: Robert Henrysoun) was a poet who flourished in Scotland in the period c. 1460–1500. Counted among the Scots ''makars'', he lived in the royal burgh of Dunfermline and is a distinctive voice in the Northern Renai ...

. In

Finnish mythology Finnish mythology is a commonly applied description of the folklore of Finnish paganism, of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the Finnish people. It has many features shared with Estonian and other Finnic mythologies, ...

, the fox is depicted usually a cunning trickster, but seldom evil. The fox, while weaker, in the end outsmarts both the evil and voracious wolf and the strong but not-so-cunning bear. It symbolizes the victory of intelligence over both malevolence and brute strength. In Northern Finland, the fox is said to conjure the aurora borealis while it runs through the snowy hills. When the fox’s fur touches the snow it creates magical sparks and sets the sky ablaze. Still today, the Finnish word for the aurora is “revontulet” which literally translates to “fox-fires”. An

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language Occitan (; o ...

song dating from the Middle Ages, ''Ai Vis lo Lop'', features a wolf (''lo lop''), a fox (''lo rainard'') and a hare (''lebre'') dancing and circling a tree. It has been suggested that the three animals represent the King, Lord and Church who were responsible for taxation (the lyrics go on to refer to money gained over the year and how nothing was left after seeing 'the wolf, the fox and the hare'). In

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, in the

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and

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, foxes, which were associated with wiliness and

fraud In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compens ...

ulent behavior, were sometimes burned as symbols of the

Devil A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. Jeffrey Burton Russell states that the different conceptions of t ...

. In the ancient Greek story of the

Teumessian Fox In Greek mythology, the Teumessian fox, or Cadmean vixen, was a gigantic fox that was destined never to be caught. (''Teumēs(s)íā alôpēx''), ''gen''.: Τευμησίας ἀλώπεκος, also known as ἀλώπηξ τῆς Τευμησσο� ...

, the god

Dionysus In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans ...

sends a giant fox as punishment to eat the children of Thebes. To defend the children, Creon, the leader of Thebes, sends a dog with special powers to catch the giant fox. Zeus then intervenes and turns both animals into stone and throws them into the sky, where they become the constellations

Canis Major Canis Major is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, southern celestial hemisphere. In the second century, it was included in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is counted among the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin fo ...

and

Canis Minor Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. In the second century, it was included as an asterism, or pattern, of two stars in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and it is counted among the 88 modern constellation ...

Middle East

In early

Mesopotamian mythology Mesopotamian mythology refers to the myths, religious texts, and other literature that comes from the region of ancient Mesopotamia which is a historical region of Western Asia, situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system that occupies ...

, the fox is one of the sacred animals of the goddess

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. The fox acts as her messenger. The

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's Song of Solomon (2:15) includes a well-known verse ''"Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom"'' which had been given many interpretations over the centuries by Jewish and Christian Bible commentators. To the Jewish sage

Matteya ben Heresh Matteya ben Heresh or Mattithiah (Hebrew: מתיא בן חרש) was a Roman tanna of the 2nd century. Biography He was born in Judea, probably a pupil of R. Ishmael, and certainly a contemporary and friend of his pupils R. Josiah and R. Jona ...

, of the 2nd century CE, is attributed the maxim: "Meet each man with friendly greeting; be the tail among lions rather than the head among foxes". "The head among foxes" in this context is similar to the English expression "A big fish in a small pond". "Fox fables" are attributed to

Rabbi Meir Rabbi Meir ( he, רַבִּי מֵאִיר) was a Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Mishnah. He was considered one of the greatest of the Tannaim of the fourth generation (139-163). He is the third most frequently mentioned sage in the Mishn ...

and

Johanan ben Zakai :''See Yohanan for more rabbis by this name''. Yohanan ben Zakkai ( he, יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי, ''Yōḥānān ben Zakkaʾy''; 1st century CE), sometimes abbreviated as Ribaz () for Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, was one of the Tan ...

, and appeared in a large compilation by

Berechiah ha-Nakdan Berechiah ben Natronai Krespia ha-Nakdan ( he, ברכיה בן נטרונאי הנקדן; ) was a Jewish exegete, ethical writer, grammarian, translator, poet, and philosopher. His best-known works are '' Mishlè Shu'alim'' ("Fox Fables") and ''S ...

; the term in fact refers also to fables featuring animals other than foxes.

East Asia

Prince Hanzoku terrorised by a nine- tailed fox

Classic of Mountains and Seas The ''Classic of Mountains and Seas'', also known as ''Shan Hai Jing'', formerly romanized as the ''Shan-hai Ching'', is a Chinese classic text and a compilation of mythic geography and beasts. Early versions of the text may have existed sin ...

(edited by Liu Xiang in Han Dynasty and probably composed by people before Qin Dynasty), foxes eat people, and predicts war. In Chinese, Japanese, and Korean folklores, foxes (''

huli jing Huli jing () are Chinese mythological creatures usually capable of shapeshifting, who may either be benevolent or malevolent spirits. In Chinese mythology and folklore, the fox spirit takes variant forms with different meanings, powers, charac ...

'' in China, ''

kitsune In Japanese folklore, , are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to ''yōkai'' folklore, all foxes have the ability to shapeshift into human form. While some folktales speak of employing t ...

'' in Japan, and ''

kumiho A kumiho or gumiho (, literally " nine-tailed fox") is a creature that appears in the folktales on East Asia and legends of Korea. It is similar to the Chinese and the Japanese . It can freely transform, among other things, into a beautiful woma ...

'' in

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

) are powerful spirits that are known for their highly mischievous and cunning nature, and they often take on the form of female humans to seduce men. In contemporary Chinese, the word ''huli jing'' is often used to describe a mistress negatively in an extramarital affair. In

Shinto Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintois ...

of Japan, kitsune sometimes helps people as an errand of their deity,

Inari Inari may refer to: Shinto * Inari Ōkami, a Shinto spirit ** Mount Inari in Japan, site of Fushimi Inari-taisha, the main Shinto shrine to Inari ** Inari Shrine, shrines to the Shinto god Inari * Inari-zushi, a type of sushi Places * Inari, ...

Americas

The Moche people of ancient

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worshipped animals and often depicted the fox in their art. The Moche people believed the fox to be a warrior that would use his mind to fight. The fox would not ever use physical attack, only mental. In the

Uncle Remus Uncle Remus is the fictional title character and narrator of a collection of African American folktales compiled and adapted by Joel Chandler Harris and published in book form in 1881. Harris was a journalist in post-Reconstruction era Atlanta, a ...

collection of 19th-century

African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...

folktales adapted and compiled by

Joel Chandler Harris Joel Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 – July 3, 1908) was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a planta ...

, "

Br'er Fox Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear (also spelled Brer Fox and Brer Bear, ) are fictional characters from African-American oral traditions popular in the Southern United States. These characters have been recorded by many different folklorists, but are most ...

" is a major character, often acting as the

antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist. Etymology The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, riv ...

towards the stories' main character, "

Br'er Rabbit Br'er Rabbit (an abbreviation of ''Brother Rabbit'', also spelled Brer Rabbit) is a central figure in an oral tradition passed down by African-Americans of the Southern United States and African descendants in the Caribbean, notably Afro-Bahami ...

Vladimir Bogoraz Vladimir Germanovich Bogoraz (russian: Влади́мир Ге́рманович Богора́з), who was born Natan Mendelevich Bogoraz (russian: Ната́н Ме́нделевич Богора́з) and used the literary pseudonym N. A. Tan ( ...

wrote down a

creation myth A creation myth (or cosmogonic myth) is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it., "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop ...

he allegedly heard from the

Chukchi people The Chukchi, or Chukchee ( ckt, Ԓыгъоравэтԓьэт, О'равэтԓьэт, ''Ḷygʺoravètḷʹèt, O'ravètḷʹèt''), are a Siberian indigenous people native to the Chukchi Peninsula, the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Berin ...

, in which the yellow fox attempts to deceive the Creator of the world for food, but fails, and the

arctic fox The Arctic fox (''Vulpes lagopus''), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome. It is well adapted to living in co ...

is cowardly.

In language

As an epithet

The Medieval

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adventurer

Robert Guiscard Robert Guiscard (; Modern ; – 17 July 1085) was a Norman adventurer remembered for the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily. Robert was born into the Hauteville family in Normandy, went on to become count and then duke of Apulia and Calabri ...

was nicknamed ''"Robert the Fox"'' as well as ''the Resourceful'', ''the Cunning'', ''the Wily'' – underlining the identification of such qualities with foxes. During the

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revolut ...

Continental Army Officer

Francis Marion Brigadier-General Francis Marion ( 1732 – February 27, 1795), also known as the Swamp Fox, was an American military officer, planter and politician who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. During the Ameri ...

became so adept at attacking and ambushing British forces in the swamps of

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

that he became known as the “Swamp Fox”. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, the German commander in North Africa,

Erwin Rommel Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel () (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German field marshal during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox (, ), he served in the ''Wehrmacht'' (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well as servi ...

, was grudgingly nicknamed the "Desert Fox" by his British adversaries, as a tribute to his cunning and skill in operational art. The

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sociologist and economist

Vilfredo Pareto Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto ( , , , ; born Wilfried Fritz Pareto; 15 July 1848 – 19 August 1923) was an Italian polymath (civil engineer, sociologist, economist, political scientist, and philosopher). He made several important contribut ...

(1848–1923) in his ''Trattato di Sociologia Generale'' (1916) developed the concept of an

elite In political and sociological theory, the elite (french: élite, from la, eligere, to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. D ...

social class A social class is a grouping of people into a set of Dominance hierarchy, hierarchical social categories, the most common being the Upper class, upper, Middle class, middle and Working class, lower classes. Membership in a social class can for ...

, which he divided into cunning 'foxes' and violent 'lions'. In his view of society, the

power Power most often refers to: * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events ** Abusive power Power may a ...

constantly passes from the 'foxes' to the 'lions' and vice versa.

Figures of speech

The words ''fox'' and ''foxy'' have become slang in

English-speaking Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the '' Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest langua ...

societies for an individual (most often female) with sex appeal. The word ''vixen'', which is normally the common name for a female fox, is also used to describe an attractive woman—although, in the case of humans, "vixen" tends to imply that the woman in question has a few nasty qualities. The word ''shenanigan'' (a deceitful

confidence trick A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have def ...

, or

mischief Mischief or malicious mischief is the name for a criminal offenses that is defined differently in different legal jurisdictions. While the wrongful acts will often involve what is popularly described as vandalism, there can be a legal differenti ...

) is considered to be derived from the Irish expression ''sionnachuighim'', meaning "''I play the fox''."

Literature

:''(in chronological order)'' Obake Karuta 3-01

* 4 BC –

Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with his name have descended to ...

from classical antiquity, contain numerous tales involving a fox. * 800 – "

Renshi zhuan ''Renshi Zhuan'' (任氏传) (translated into English as ''The Story of Lady Jen'' or ''Miss Jen'') is a Chinese supernatural tale by Shen Jiji (c. 800). The story tells of the romance between a man and a fox-fairy who takes the form of a beautif ...

" (任氏传)

he story of Lady Ren He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...

by Shen Ji-ji,: Story of a love affair between Zheng and a were-fox named Ren. * 921 – ''

Kuzunoha , also written Kuzu-no-Ha, is the name of a popular ''kitsune'' character in Japanese folklore. Her name means '' kudzu leaf''. Legend states that she is the mother of Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyōji. Legend A young nobleman, Abe no Y ...

'':

Abe no Seimei was an ''onmyōji'', a leading specialist of ''Onmyōdō'' during the middle of the Heian period in Japan.Miller, Laura. "Extreme Makeover for a Heian-era Wizard". ''Mechademia 3: Limits of the Human''. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Pres ...

's mother is a kitsune (fox spirit) named Kuzunoha * 1100 – The medieval story of ''

Reynard Reynard the Fox is a literary cycle of medieval allegorical Dutch, English, French and German fables. The first extant versions of the cycle date from the second half of the 12th century. The genre was popular throughout the Late Middle Ages, as ...

'', a classic anthropomorphic epic. * 1390s –

Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (; – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for ''The Canterbury Tales''. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". He wa ...

The Nun's Priest's Tale "The Nun's Priest's Tale" (Middle English: ''The Nonnes Preestes Tale of the Cok and Hen, Chauntecleer and Pertelote'') is one of '' The Canterbury Tales'' by the Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Composed in the 1390s, it is a beast fabl ...

, based on an incident in the

Reynard cycle Reynard the Fox is a list of literary cycles, literary cycle of medieval allegorical Folklore of the Low Countries, Dutch, English folklore, English, French folklore, French and German folklore, German fables. The first extant versions of the cyc ...

. * 1480s –

, ''

The Morall Fabillis of Esope the Phrygian ''The Morall Fabillis of Esope the Phrygian'' is a work of Northern Renaissance literature composed in Middle Scots by the fifteenth century Scottish makar, Robert Henryson. It is a cycle of thirteen connected narrative poems based on fables fr ...

'', where the figure of the fox, as ''Lowrence'', is portrayed in an ongoing rivalry with the wolf. * 1532 –

Niccolò Machiavelli Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli ( , , ; 3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527), occasionally rendered in English as Nicholas Machiavel ( , ; see below), was an Italian diplomat, author, philosopher and historian who lived during the Renaissance. ...

, ''

The Prince ''The Prince'' ( it, Il Principe ; la, De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction guide for new princes and royals. The general theme of ''The ...

'': The successful prince must have the traits of both the lion and the fox. As the lion cannot protect himself from traps and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. * 1668 –

Jean de la Fontaine Jean de La Fontaine (, , ; 8 July 162113 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his ''Fables'', which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Euro ...

(1621–1695), the French fabulist, brilliantly refashioned Aesop's fables into poems, including some involving the fox such as: ** The Fox and the Crow (french: Le Corbeau et le Renard) **

The Fox and the Stork The Fox and the Stork, also known as The Fox and the Crane, is one of Aesop's fables and is first recorded in the collection of Phaedrus (fabulist), Phaedrus. It is numbered 426 in the Perry Index. The fable and its uses A fox invites a stork ...

(french: Le Renard et la Cigogne) ** The Fox and the Billy Goat (french: Le Renard et le Bouc) **

The Fox and the Grapes The Fox and the Grapes is one of Aesop's fables, numbered 15 in the Perry Index. The narration is concise and subsequent retellings have often been equally so. The story concerns a fox that tries to eat grapes from a vine but cannot reach them. ...

(french: Le Renard et les Raisins) * 1679 –

Pu Songling Pu Songling (, 5 June 1640 – 25 February 1715) was a Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty, best known as the author of '' Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio'' (''Liaozhai zhiyi''). Biography Pu was born into a poor merchant family from Z ...

, ''

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio ''Liaozhai zhiyi'', sometimes shortened to ''Liaozhai'', known in English as ''Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio'' or ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'', is a collection of Classical Chinese stories by Qing dynasty writer Pu Songling, c ...

'', about encounters between humans and

Huli jing Huli jing () are Chinese mythological creatures usually capable of shapeshifting, who may either be benevolent or malevolent spirits. In Chinese mythology and folklore, the fox spirit takes variant forms with different meanings, powers, charac ...

(fox spirits). * 1880–1905 –

, ''

'': Oral tradition including

Brer Fox Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear (also spelled Brer Fox and Brer Bear, ) are fictional characters from African-American oral traditions popular in the Southern United States. These characters have been recorded by many different folklorists, but are most ...

, from the American South. Gatto e volpe

* 1881–1883 –

The Fox and the Cat The Fox and the Cat ( it, Il gatto e la volpe; "the cat and the fox") are a pair of fictional characters and the main antagonists, along with the Terrible Dogfish, in Italian writer Carlo Collodi's 1883 book ''Le avventure di Pinocchio'' (''The ...

( it, Il Gatto e la Volpe) are a pair of fictional characters who appear in

Carlo Collodi Carlo Lorenzini (24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (), was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio''. Early life Col ...

's book ''

The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocc ...

''. Both are con-men who lead Pinocchio astray and unsuccessfully attempt to murder him. They pretend to have disabilities – the Fox to lameness and the Cat to blindness. The Fox is the more articulate, the Cat usually limiting itself to repeating the Fox's words. * 1894 – "Scrapefoot". A tale with a fox as antagonist that bears striking similarities to

Robert Southey Robert Southey ( or ; 12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death. Like the other Lake Poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey began as a ra ...

's "The Story of the Three Bears" was uncovered by the folklorist

Joseph Jacobs Joseph Jacobs (29 August 1854 – 30 January 1916) was an Australian folklorist, translator, literary critic, social scientist, historian and writer of English literature who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore. Jacob ...

and may predate Southey's version in the oral tradition. Some sources state that it was illustrator John D. Batten who in 1894 reported a variant of the tale at least 40 years old. In this version, the three bears live in a castle in the woods and are visited by a fox called Scrapefoot who drinks their milk, sits in their chairs, and rests in their beds. * 1905? –

Ernest Thompson Seton Ernest Thompson Seton (born Ernest Evan Thompson August 14, 1860 – October 23, 1946) was an English-born Canadian-American author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 (renamed Woodcraft League of America), and one of ...

, ''The Biography of a Silver-Fox, Or, Domino Reynard of Goldur Town'': Realistic story with author's drawing, later made into a feature film. * 1909 –

L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...

, ''

The Road to Oz ''The Road to Oz: In Which Is Related How Dorothy Gale of Kansas, The Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter Met on an Enchanted Road and Followed it All the Way to the Marvelous Land of Oz.'' is the fifth of L. Frank B ...

'': Fox king Dox of Foxville changes a boy's head into fox's. * 1920 –

Rudolf Těsnohlídek Rudolf Těsnohlídek (7 June 1882 in Čáslav - 12 January 1928 in Brno) was a Czechs, Czech writer, poet, journalist and translator. He also used the pseudonym Arnošt Bellis. Life He attended secondary school (gymnasium) in Hradec Králov� ...

, ''Liška Bystrouška'' (''Vixen Sharpears'' or ''The Cunning Little Vixen''). * 1922 –

David Garnett David Garnett (9 March 1892 – 17 February 1981) was an English writer and publisher. As a child, he had a cloak made of rabbit skin and thus received the nickname "Bunny", by which he was known to friends and intimates all his life. Early ...

, ''

Lady into Fox ''Lady into Fox'' was David Garnett's first novel using his own name, published in 1922. This short and enigmatic work won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Hawthornden Prize a year later. Being a work of fantasy set in the present-da ...

'' is about transformation into animal, first physical then mental. * 1924 –

Hugh Lofting Hugh John Lofting (14 January 1886 – 26 September 1947) was an English American writer trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children's literature character Doctor Dolittle. The fictional physician to talking animals, based in a ...

, ''

Doctor Dolittle's Circus ''Doctor Dolittle's Circus'', written by Hugh Lofting and published in 1924 by Frederick A. Stokes, is set in England sometime between the original story and the later voyages narrated by Stubbins. It was one of the novels in the series wh ...

'' – ''

Doctor Dolittle Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 ''The Story of Doctor Dolittle''. He is a physician who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in the ...

'', the animals' friend, hides the vixen Nightshade and her cubs in his jacket, to save them from fox hunters. * 1932 – Niimi Nankichi, ''

Gon, the Little Fox is a Japanese literature, Japanese Children's literature, children's story about the life of a little fox called Gon. The story is considered the masterpiece of Niimi Nankichi, also sometimes known as the Hans Christian Andersen of Japan. Synops ...

'': The fox was misunderstood, and it was shot. The moral of result of revenge. * 1938 – B.B., ''Wild Lone: The Story of a Pytchley Fox'': A novel about a fox's life in Northamptonshire, the home of the

Pytchley Hunt The Pytchley with Woodland Hunt is an organisation formerly based near the Northamptonshire village of Pytchley, but since 1966 has had kennels close to Brixworth. The Pytchley country used to include areas of the Rockingham Forest but was split t ...

. * 1943 –

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry, simply known as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (, , ; 29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944), was a French writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of s ...

, ''

The Little Prince ''The Little Prince'' (french: Le Petit Prince, ) is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 an ...

'': A fox indicates the true value of friendship. * 1953 –

Isaiah Berlin Sir Isaiah Berlin (6 June 1909 – 5 November 1997) was a Russian-British social and political theorist, philosopher, and historian of ideas. Although he became increasingly averse to writing for publication, his improvised lectures and talks ...

, ''

The Hedgehog and the Fox ''The Hedgehog and the Fox'' is an essay by philosopher Isaiah Berlin that was published as a book in 1953. It was one of his most popular essays with the general public. However, Berlin said, "I meant it as a kind of enjoyable intellectual gam ...

''. * 1957 –

Ted Hughes Edward James "Ted" Hughes (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest wri ...

, ''The Thought-Fox'': A poem featured in Hughes's ''The Hawk in the Rain''. * 1960 – Vercors, ''Sylva'', inspired by

where a fox changes into a lady. * 1965 –

István Fekete István Fekete (25 January 1900, Gölle, Austria-Hungary – 23 June 1970, Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian writer. He wrote several youth novels and animal stories. He is perhaps best known for his youth novel ''Tüskevár'' ("Thorn Castle", 1 ...

''Vuk'', about life of abandoned fox and his revenge on a hunter. Also made into an animated film. * 1967 – Daniel P. Mannix, ''

The Fox and the Hound ''The Fox and the Hound'' is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The 24th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the st ...

'' stars a fox named Tod as one of the two protagonists. Made into an

animated film Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

by Disney. * 1976 – John Crowley, ''

Beasts Beast most often refers to: * Non-human animal * Monster Beast or Beasts may also refer to: Bible * the Beast (Revelation), Beast (Revelation), two beasts described in the Book of Revelation Computing and gaming * Beast (card game), English n ...

'' features a genetically engineered half-human-half-fox named Reynard as one of the main characters. * 1977 –

Richard Adams Richard George Adams (9 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist and writer of the books ''Watership Down'', ''Maia'', ''Shardik'' and ''The Plague Dogs''. He studied modern history at university before serving in the British Army ...

, ''

The Plague Dogs ''The Plague Dogs'' is the third novel by Richard Adams, author of ''Watership Down'', about the friendship of two dogs that escape an animal testing facility and are subsequently pursued by both the government and the media. It was first pub ...

'' has a protagonist named "The Tod" who helps out Snitter and Rowf along in their adventures. * 1986–2011 –

Brian Jacques James Brian Jacques (, as in "Jakes"; 15 June 1939 – 5 February 2011) was an English novelist known for his ''Redwall'' series of novels and ''Castaways of the Flying Dutchman'' series. He also completed two collections of short stories entit ...

, ''

Redwall ''Redwall'' is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the book, ...

'' series: Fox characters include Fortunata, Sela, Chickenhound/Slagar, Urgan Nagru, Silvamord, Nightshade, Vizka Longtooth, and Rasconza. An animated television series based on three of the books was also produced. * 1989 –

Garry Kilworth Garry Douglas Kilworth (born 5 July 1941 in York) is a British science fiction, fantasy and historical novelist, and a former Royal Air Force cryptographer. Early life Kilworth was raised partly in Aden, South Arabia, the son of an airman. Havin ...

, '' Hunter's Moon'': The life and tragedies of a fox family which describes foxes' own mythology. * 1989 – William Wharton, ''Franky Furbo'': A magical fox rescues an American soldier and then journeys in search for proof of the unusual story. * 1994 –

Gillian Rubinstein Gillian Rubinstein (born 29 August 1942) is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As ...

, ''Foxspell'', in which a fox's god propose that a young boy become a fox in favor to proper burial of dead fox's body. * 1995 –

Lajos Parti Nagy Lajos Parti Nagy (born Szekszárd, October 12, 1953) is a Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian poet, playwright, writer, editor, critic, and one of the founding members of the Digital Literary Academy. Biography Nagy spent his childhood at Tolna, ...

, ''Fox Affair at Sunset'' (lit. "Fox Object at Sunset"), a postmodern death poem with nostalgic irony. * 1998 –

Elizabeth Hand Elizabeth Hand (born March 29, 1957) is an American writer. Life and career Hand grew up in Yonkers and Pound Ridge, New York. She studied drama and anthropology at The Catholic University of America. Since 1988, Hand has lived in coastal Maine ...

, ''Last Summer at Mars Hills'': An Indian boy has magical amulet which allows him change into a fox. * 1999 – Kij Johnson, '' The Fox Woman'', in which one of the protagonists is a fox woman named Kitsune. * 2001 and 2003 –

Mordicai Gerstein Mordicai Gerstein (November 24, 1935 – September 24, 2019) was an American artist, writer, and film director, best known for illustrating and writing children's literature, children's books. He illustrated the comic mystery fiction series ...

, ''Fox Eyes'' and ''Old Country'', in which anyone can switch bodies with fox if he looks into their eyes long enough. * 2002 – N. M. Browne, ''Hunted'': A comatose girl wakes up in a fox's body in a fantasy world. * 2005 –

Victor Pelevin Victor Olegovich Pelevin ( rus, Виктор Олегович Пелевин, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐˈlʲɛɡəvʲɪtɕ pʲɪˈlʲevʲɪn; born 22 November 1962) is a Russian fiction writer. His novels include ''Omon Ra'' (1992), ''The Life of Insects ...

, ''The Sacred Book of Werewolf'': The kitsune A-huli searches for a path to Nirvana for were-creatures.

Children's books

* 1908 and 1912 –

Beatrix Potter Helen Beatrix Potter (, 28 July 186622 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit'', which was he ...

included foxes in her

anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...

children's tales—as pursuer in ''

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck ''The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in July 1908. Potter composed the book at Hill Top, a working farm in the Lake District s ...

'' and as title character in ''

The Tale of Mr. Tod ''The Tale of Mr. Tod'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1912. The tale is about a badger called Tommy Brock and his arch enemy Mr. Tod, a fox. Brock kidnaps the children ...

''. * 1913 –

Thornton W. Burgess Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 17, 1874 – June 5, 1965) was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. He was sometimes known as the Bedtime Story-Man, after his newspaper column ''Bedtime Stories''. By the time he retir ...

's ''The Green Forest'': Reddy Fox. * 1924 –

Aquilino Ribeiro Aquilino Gomes Ribeiro, ComL (; 13 September 1885 – 27 May 1963, Lisbon), was a Portuguese writer and diplomat. He is generally considered to be one of the great Portuguese novelists of the 20th century. In 1960, he was nominated for the Nob ...

, ''Romance da Raposa'': Portuguese adaptation of the medieval story of

. * 1961 – Peter Spier, ''The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night'': an adaptation of the folk song of the same name. * 1970s –

Richard Scarry Richard McClure Scarry (June 5, 1919 – April 30, 1994) was an American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million worldwide. He is best known for his ''Best Ever'' book series that take ...

, series of books, Fixit Fox, a mechanic; also animated * 1970 –

Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl has be ...

, ''

Fantastic Mr. Fox ''Fantastic Mr Fox'' is a children's literature, children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1970, by Allen & Unwin, George Allen & Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by Donald Ch ...

'': Mr. and Mrs. Fox and their four pups. * 1972 – Nonny Hogrogian's children's book "One Fine Day": a story of a fox that has its tail chopped off * 1982 –

William Steig William Steig (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for the picture book ''Shrek!'', which inspired the film series of the same name, as well as others that in ...

's children's book ''Dr. Desoto'' contains an unnamed vulpine patient. * 1998 – Michel Gagné, ''A Search for Meaning—The Story of Rex'' : Continues in comics magazine ''

Flight (comic) ''Flight'' is an American comics anthology series edited by Kazu Kibuishi, showcasing young and innovative artists and writers. Image Comics published the first two volumes. In June 2005 Kibuishi announced that the series would move from Image to ...

'' * 2006 –

Ali Sparkes Ali Sparkes (born 1966) is a British children's author. Books Her books include ''The Shapeshifter'' series of 6 books, ''Out of this World'' (a prequel to ''The Shapeshifter'' and first released as ''Miganium''), ''Unleashed,'' a series of ...

, ''

Finding the Fox ''Finding the Fox'' is a fantasy novel, fantasy/science fiction novel by Ali Sparkes. It is the first book in The Shapeshifter series, and was first published in 2006 by Oxford University Press. Themes and topics The book explores such theme ...

'': the first of a series of novels about a boy who has the ability to change into a fox. * 1965 –

Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel (;"Seuss"
'' David Thomson, "Danny Fox" book series * 2013 –

Ylvis Ylvis () are a Norwegian comedy duo consisting of brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker. They debuted as professional variety artists in 2000 and have since appeared in several countries in variety shows, comedy concerts, television shows, radio ...

and Svein Nyhus, "What does the Fox Say?", picture book based on the viral hit song "

The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" is an electronic dance novelty song and viral video by Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis. The top trending video of 2013 on YouTube, "The Fox" was posted on the platform on 3 September 2013, and has received over ...

" * 2016 – Jonathan Schork, "The Love of Simon Fox", in which a talking fox living in an enchanted forest befriends a little girl

Film and television

Animation

* 1937 –

Ladislas Starevich Ladislas Starevich (russian: Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Старе́вич, pl, Władysław Starewicz; August 8, 1882 – February 26, 1965) was a Polish-Russian stop-motion animator notable as the author of the first pu ...

's puppet-animated feature film, ''Le Roman de Renard'' ("The Tale of the Fox"). * 1940 – Disney's ''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...

'': J. Worthington Foulfellow (also known as Honest John, and ironically is extremely ''dishonest''). * 1941–1950 –

Screen Gems Screen Gems is an American brand name used by Sony Pictures' Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate, Sony Group Corporation. It has served several different purposes for its parent ...

'' The Fox and the Crow'': Fauntleroy Fox, one of the principal characters of the animated film series. * 1946 – Disney's ''

Song of the South ''Song of the South'' is a 1946 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated musical film, musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. ...

'':

. * 1960 – Hanna Barbera's Yogi Bear series had short cartoons,

Yakky Doodle Yakky Doodle is a cartoon duck created by Hanna-Barbera Productions for the 1961 series ''The Yogi Bear Show''. Yakky's name is a spoof of "Yankee Doodle". History Yakky Doodle (voiced by Jimmy Weldon using the same buccal speech technique used ...

, in which the duckling is pursued by Fibber Fox. * 1964 – The Irish-accented fox from the animated interlude in Disney's ''

Mary Poppins It may refer to: * ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character. * Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers. * ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...

'' * 1972 –

Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatric ...

's 1972 film ''

Fritz the Cat ''Fritz the Cat'' is a comic strip created by Robert Crumb. Set in a "supercity" of anthropomorphic animals, it focused on Fritz, a feline con artist who frequently went on wild adventures that sometimes involved sexual escapades. Crumb began d ...

'': Winston Schwartz, the on-and-off-again girlfriend of

Fritz Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin an ...

. * 1973 – Disney's ''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depic ...

'': ''Robin Hood'' and ''Maid Marian'' * 1973 – Zuiyo Eizo episodes ''

Fables of the Green Forest is an anime television series based on a series of books published in the 1910s and 1920s by Thornton W. Burgess which ran on the Japanese network Fuji Television from 7 January 1973 to 30 December 1973. It consists of 52 episodes and was pr ...

'' based on a book ''The Green Forest''. * 1980s – ''

The World of David the Gnome ''The World of David the Gnome'', originally titled ''David, el Gnomo'' (also known as ''David, the Gnome''), is a Spanish animated television series based on the children's book ''The Secret Book of Gnomes'', by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and ...

'', animated show * 1980s – ''Lis Leon'', Polish animated show * 1981 – Disney's ''

'': ''Tod'' and ''Vixey''; * 1981 – Attila Dargay's '' Vuk'', a young fox who is one of the most famous Hungarian cartoon characters. * 1982 – ''

'', based on the

book A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arr ...

. * 1985 – A French animated series, '. * 1986 – Hospital Radio's ''

The Space Gypsy Adventures The Space Gypsy Adventures is a children's sci-fi comedy radio and internet series created by Cumbrian broadcaster and cartoonist Terry Askew. It was first broadcast on British Hospital Radio in 1986 under the title of 'The Adventures of Leah, D ...

'': D.C. Bones, D.C. Fusky, Gemma and Damien Mildury (animated). * 1986 – Dutch TV series ''

The Bluffers ''The Bluffers'' is a 1986 children's cartoon series created by Frank Fehmers. The stories revolved around the inhabitants of the fictitious land of Bluffoonia and their ongoing struggle against the evil tyrant Clandestino and his plans to dest ...

'': Sharpy, one of the main protagonists. * 1987 –

Sunbow Productions Sunbow Entertainment (known as Sunbow Productions until 1995) was an American animation studio and distributor, founded on June 23, 1980, and owned until May 4, 1998, by Griffin-Bacal Advertising in New York City and in the United States. Griffin ...

' serial Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light: Ectar of the Spectral Knights possessed the totem of the fox. * 1987 – ''

Sylvanian Families is a line of collectible anthropomorphic animal figurines made of flocked plastic. They were created by the Japanese gaming company Epoch in 1985 and distributed worldwide by a number of companies. History Beginning and growth At the beginning ...

'': The members of the Slydale Family are Slick, Velvette, Buster, Scarlett, Skitter and Lindy from the animated TV series. * 1987 – ''

Maple Town ''Maple Town'', also known as , is a 1986 Japanese anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato. The series, animated by Toei Animation, consists of 52 half-hour episodes, which aired on TV Asahi in Japan from January ...

'': The members of the Fox Family are Fanny, Freddy, Mr. and Mrs Fox from the animated series. * 1990 – Disney's ''

Talespin ''TaleSpin'' is an American animated television series first aired in 1990 as a preview on Disney Channel and later that year as part of '' The Disney Afternoon''. It features characters adapted from Disney's 1967 animated feature ''The Jungle Bo ...

'': several fox characters appear in the series. * 1990–91 – ''

Kyatto Ninden Teyandee is a Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions and Sotsu Agency. The series originally aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from February 1, 1990 to February 12, 1991, for a total of 54 episodes. Saban picked up the North American right ...

(

Samurai Pizza Cats ''Samurai Pizza Cats'' is an American animated television adaptation of the anime series ''Kyatto Ninden Teyandee'' (''Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee''), produced by Tatsunoko Productions and Sotsu Agency. The series originally aired in Japan on T ...

) '': whose main antagonist Kitsunezuka Ko'on-no-Kami a prime minister in Edoropolis (in the Saban English version he's known as Seymour "The Big" Cheese, and is a rat instead). * 1991 –

Don Bluth Donald Virgil Bluth (; born September 13, 1937) is an American film director, animator, production designer, and animation instructor, best known for his animated films, including ''The Secret of NIMH'' (1982), ''An American Tail'' (1986), ''Th ...

's Rockadoodle, based on '' Chantecler'' by

Edmond Rostand Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (, , ; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with t ...

, a tale about a rooster; one of antagonists of the story is a fat fox named Pinky. * 1991 – TV series ''

Bucky O'Hare Bucky O'Hare is a fictional character and the hero of an eponymous comic book series and spin-off (media), spin-off media, including an Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars, animated TV series and various toys and video games. He was created by comic bo ...

'': Vixen Captain Mimi LaFloo; based on 1970s comics. * 1992/2006 – Operation Lifesaver Video '' Sly Fox and Birdie'' teaches kids about railroad safety * 1993–1996 – ''

The Animals of Farthing Wood The Animals of Farthing Wood is a series of books about a group of woodland animals. It originated with the 1979 book, ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'', by Colin Dann, and was followed by six sequels and a prequel by Dann. An animated ''Anim ...

'' TV series and movie: Fox and his mate

Vixen Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

. * 1993, 1996 and 2007 –

Flemming Quist Møller Flemming Oluf Quist Møller (19 May 1942 – 31 January 2022) was a Danish director, cartoonist, children's author, drummer, screenwriter, and actor. Career As a director, he started with small experimental animation, often in collaboration with ...

's Danish animated films '' Jungledyret Hugo'': Rita, an urban fox. * 1993 –

Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...

's '' Akuemon'': Anime based on Japanese folk tale about fox-wife. * 1993 – ''

Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' is an animated series that was based on the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series produced by Sega of America, DIC Animation City, Bohbot Entertainment and the Italian studio Reteitalia S.p.A. in associ ...

'': A TV series based on the characters Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, and Doctor Robotnik. * 1997 –

's ''In the Beginning: The Bible Stories'': Vixy, a vixen narrator. * 1999 – Cosgrove Hall's ''The Foxbusters'': Cartoon series based on Dick King Smith's novel about a group of chickens defending their farm against a gang of foxes. * 1999–2001 –

Pablo the Little Red Fox ''Pablo the Little Red Fox'' is a British-French pre-school children's animated series which originally ran from 28 September 1999 to 2000 on BBC One and BBC Two (part of CBBC). The hero is a little red fox called Pablo and his siblings called ...

: A BBC series that revolves around the adventures of three child foxes and the misadventures they have. * 1999–2001 –

Nelvana Nelvana Enterprises, Inc. (; previously known as Nelvana Limited, sometimes known as Nelvana Animation and simply Nelvana or Nelvana Communications) is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment company owned by Corus Entertainment. Founded ...

's ''

'' series, based on the

. * 2000–2019 –

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...

's ''

Dora the Explorer ''Dora the Explorer'' is an American children's animated television series and multimedia franchise created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 14, 2000, went on hiatus on June 5, 20 ...

'' – Swiper the Fox, mischievous

thief Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word ''theft'' is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some ...

fox. * 2002 – '' Balto II: Wolf Quest'', sequel to 1995's ''

Balto Balto (1919 – March 14, 1933) was a Siberian Husky and sled dog belonging to musher and breeder Leonhard Seppala. He achieved fame when he reportedly led a team of sled dogs driven by Gunnar Kaasen on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nom ...

'', featuring a cunning fox fooling Balto while the latter searches for his daughter. * 2003 - Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure, features an evil and villainous red fox called Farley who is the most evil Charlotte's Web character. * 2003–2006 – ''

Sonic X is a Japanese anime television series based on Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series. Produced by TMS Entertainment under partnership with Sega and Sonic Team, and directed by Hajime Kamegaki, ''Sonic X'' initially ran for 52 epis ...

'' is a TV series which focused on Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, and all of their friends being teleported to the real world. * 2005 – A Thierry Schiel CGI film ''Le Roman de Renart'' ("

Renart the Fox ''Renart the Fox'' (french: Le Roman de Renart) is a 2005 Luxembourgian animated film directed by Thierry Schiel. It was selected as the Luxembourgish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated ...

"). * 2005 – Foxy Loxy from Disney's 2005 film ''

Chicken Little "Henny Penny", more commonly known in the United States as "Chicken Little" and sometimes as "Chicken Licken", is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end ...

.'' * 2006 – ''

The Fox and the Hound 2 ''The Fox and the Hound 2'' is a 2006 American animated direct-to-video buddy comedy drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Disneytoon Studios, and an intermediate follow-up to the 1981 Walt Disney Animation Studios film '' The Fox and ...

'', followup to the animated film ''

'' * 2007 –

Lee Sung-gang Lee Sung-gang (born October 25, 1962) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is recognized for the lyricism in his animated films, the best known of which are '' My Beautiful Girl, Mari'' (2002) and ''Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox'' ( ...

's South Korean animated film ''

Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox ''Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox'' ( ko, 천년여우 여우비) is a 2007 animated South Korean film by Lee Sung-gang, the director of ''My Beautiful Girl, Mari''. The film loosely draws upon the Korean folk tales of the ''kumiho A kumiho or gumiho ...

'': Yobi, a young

girl. * 2007 – TV series ''

Skunk Fu! ''Skunk Fu!'' is an Irish-British animated television series featuring the fables of anthropomorphic animals protecting their valley using martial arts. The show chronicles the adventures of young Skunk, training with his Kung Fu master, Panda, ...

'': Fox, on whom Rabbit has a big crush. * 2007 – '' The Fox and the Child'': a young girl who befriends a fox. * 2009 – ''

'',

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's stop-motion animation adaptation of

's children's book. * 2010 – ''

My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox ''My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho'' (; also known as ''My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox'') is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Lee Seung-gi and Shin Min-a. It aired on SBS from August 11 to September 30, 2010 on Wednesda ...

'' is a South Korean romantic comedy where a young girl plays a nine-tailed fox in the form of a human. * 2010 – Popy from CGI animation series ''

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''. * 2011 – Angelique from the CGI film '' Rango''. * 2015 – Ge Shuiying's CGI film '' Agent F.O.X.'': Agent F.O.X., a super spy fox * 2015 – Yoyotoki HappyEars from the animated series Yoyotoki HappyEars * 2016 – Disney's animated film ''

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'' (also known as ''Zootropolis'' in some countries) features the fox character Nick Wilde, one of the main protagonists. * 2016 – Vix from the CGI film '' Spark: A Space Tail''. * 2016 – Darma from the animated film ''

Rock Dog ''Rock Dog'' ( literally "''Rock and Roll Tibetan Mastiff''") is a 2016 computer-animated comedy film produced by Mandoo Pictures and Huayi Brothers. The film is directed by Ash Brannon in his solo directorial debut, from a script by Brannon and ...

''. * 2018–present – ''

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'' features Fergus Fox who is recurring character in the show. * 2018–2020 – ''

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'' features Dr. Fox, who is the castle's resident scientist whose experiments and inventions can both create and resolve problems. * 2019–present – '' Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart'' features Rufus, a sly and cunning fox who swindles the Sweetypies of Pure Heart Valley. * 2019 – Swifty and Jade from the animated film ''

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''.

Anime

* '' Aggretsuko'' – Fenneko * ''

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'' - Voss (a Fennec Fox) * '' BNA: Brand New Animal'' – Nazuna Hiwatashi * ''

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'' – Donbe * ''

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'' Messenger Fox Of The Gods

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, Kudamon, Kyuubimon, Pokomon, Taomon, Sakuyamon and Youkomon * ''

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'' – Kokkuri-san * ''

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'' – O-Chan, Yuuichi Komura * ''

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'' – Sakura Bokuseiinmonzeninari * '' Inu x Boku'' – Soushi Miketsukami * ''

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'' – Yoko and Dai Yoko * ''

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'' – Shippo * ''

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'' – Larimar and Gumimin * ''

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* ''

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Kanokon is a Japanese light novel series by Katsumi Nishino, with illustrations by Koin. The first novel was released by Media Factory on October 31, 2005 under its MF Bunko J imprint, and it published 15 volumes until December 24, 2010. A manga ad ...

'' – Chizuru and Tayura Minamoto, and Tamamo-no-Mae * ''Kanon (visual novel), Kanon'' – List of Kanon characters#Makoto Sawatari, Makoto Sawatari * ''Kekkaishi'' – List of Kekkaishi characters#Kokuboro, Hime * ''Kemono Friends'' – The females Ezo red fox, Ezo Red Fox and Silver fox (animal), Silver Fox appear as a couple in the show. * ''

'' – List of Samurai Pizza Cats characters#Villains, Kitsunezuka Ko'on-no-Kami * ''Naruto'' – Naruto Uzumaki, host to the fox-like Tailed Beast Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, Kurama * ''Natsume's Book of Friends'' – Natsume, the main protagonist, meets with a young kitsune on day on a walk. * ''One Piece'' – List of One Piece characters#Foxy Pirates, Foxy, and Suu the cloud fox * ''Pokémon'' – Vulpix, Ninetales, Zorua, Zoroark, Fennekin, Braixen and Delphox; Nickit and Thievul * ''Rise of the Nura Clan'' – Hagoromo Gitsune * ''Rosario + Vampire'' – List of Rosario + Vampire characters#Student Police, Kuyou * ''Shaman King'' – Conchi * ''Sherlock Hound'' – Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock * ''Slayers'' – List of Slayers characters#Jillas Jillos Jillas, Jillas Jillos Jillas * ''Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA), Sonic the Hedgehog'' and ''

'' – Miles "Tails" Prower * ''Strike Witches'' – Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen * ''Tactics (manga), Tactics'' – Yoko * ''Tales of Symphonia'' – Corrine and Venus * ''Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity'' – Mashiro Mito * ''The Helpful Fox Senko-san'' – Senko-san * ''Urusei Yatsura'' – The little fox, whose name is a "little fox" too. * ''Urara Meirochou'' – The protagonist love interest, Kon, is possessed frequently by the Kitsune, fox spirit Kokkuri-san. * ''Wagaya no Oinari-sama'' – Kugen Tenko, Gyokuyou Tenko, Ogami and Daigorou * ''xxxHolic'' – List of xxxHolic characters#Kudakitsune, Mugetsu * ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' – Kurama (YuYu Hakusho), Kurama * ''Zoids'' – The Shadow Fox

Feature film

* 1973 – Ukrainian movie director Igor Negrescul's ''Domino: A Life of a Silver Fox''. * 1990 – Akira Kurosawa's ''Dreams (1990 film), Dreams'': A boy goes to the forest to see where the foxes have their weddings. * 1994 – Russian director Ury Klimov's ''Once Lives a Fox'': Story of a fox escaped from the zoo. * 2005 – Andrew Adamson's ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'': Mr. Fox, voiced by Rupert Everett, which is turned to stone by the White Witch. * 2006 – ''Helen the Baby Fox'' Seven-year-old Taichi found a baby fox named "Helen." * 2007 – " The Fox and the Child," directed by Luc Jacquet, is about a young girl who befriends a fox. * 2009 – ''Antichrist (film), Antichrist'' directed by Lars von Trier has a possibly supernatural fox appearing throughout the film. * 2021 - "The Green Knight (film), The Green Knight": A fox follows Gawain and warns him to abandon his quest. * 2022 - "Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)": Miles "Tails" Prower, a young fox boy with two tails and the ability of flight, accompanies Sonic the Hedgehog in the sequel to his 2020 film, Sonic the Hedgehog (film).

Music

Popular music

* 1966 – The Hollies & Peter Sellers' "After the Fox"; popular theme song from the After the Fox, movie of the same name * 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Foxy Lady" * 1968 – Manfred Mann "Fox on the Run (Manfred Mann song), Fox on the Run" * 1972 – Genesis (band), Genesis' ''Foxtrot (album), Foxtrot'' * 1975 – The Sweet, Sweet's "Fox on the Run (Sweet song), Fox on the Run" * 1981 – Elton John's 1981 album ''The Fox (Elton John album), The Fox'', and the title track therefrom. * 1986 – Kate Bush's titular single release from her 1985 Album Hounds of Love references a fox in the lyrics. * 1996 – Belle & Sebastian's album ''If You're Feeling Sinister'' features a song called The Fox in the Snow. * 2000 – Nickel Creek's "The Fox (folk song), The Fox" is a variation of a folk song about a fox stealing food for his family. * 2001 – Millencolin's album ''Pennybridge Pioneers'' includes a song simply titled "Fox (song), Fox". * 2004 – mewithoutYou's sophomore studio album is titled ''Catch for Us the Foxes''. The band's subsequent albums feature the songs "The Fox, the Crow, and the Cookie" (''It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright'', 2009) and "Fox's Dream of the Log Flume" (''Ten Stories'' 2012). * 2004 – Rilo Kiley's album ''More Adventurous'' features a song titled "Portions For Foxes" * 2005 – Sleater-Kinney's album ''The Woods (album), The Woods'' features a song called "The Fox (folk song), The Fox". * 2008 – Rapper Nas recorded the song "Sly Fox" on his Untitled (Nas album), untitled 2008 album. In the song he wikt:diss#Verb, disses Fox News, considering it to be sly and deceitful. * 2008 – Born Ruffians' song "Foxes Mate For Life" appears on their debut album ''Red, Yellow & Blue''. * 2008 – Fleet Foxes, a five-piece band from Seattle. * 2010 – The kawaii metal group Babymetal claims to perform in accordance to revelations from the Fox god, Fox God and have a recurring fox motif, including their 2013 single "Megitsune". * 2012 – Louisa Rose Allen or known as her stage name ''Foxes (singer), Foxes'' * 2013 –

's "

" * 2014 – Taylor Swift's song "I Know Places" from ''1989 (Taylor Swift album), 1989'' references foxes. * 2015 – The music video for The Prodigy's "Nasty (The Prodigy song), Nasty". * 2016 – Baby Shark Dance is a popular kids’ song made by the children's education brand Pinkfong. The mascot of the brand, a pink fox, appears in the video.

Folk music

* "The Fox (folk song), The Fox" – 15th century folk song about the animal that has been adapted and recorded by many performers * Mr Fox – 1970s folk rock band. * June Tabor – Reynard The Fox

Other media

Video games

* Miles "Tails" Prower, a two-tailed fox that can spin his tails like a helicopter to fly, that has appeared in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series beginning with ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''. * Fox McCloud, James McCloud, and Krystal (Star Fox), Krystal from the Nintendo Star Fox (series), ''Star Fox'' series * Keaton (Legend of Zelda), Keaton of the ''Legend of Zelda'' series * Vulpix, Ninetales, Zorua, Zoroark, Fennekin, Braixen, Delphox, Nickit, and Thievul from the ''Pokémon (video games), Pokémon'' series * Inspector Carmelita Montoya Fox, a police officer in the ''Sly Cooper'' series of video games. * Rif and Rhene of the Fox Tribe from the video game ''Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb''. * ''Spy Fox'', a James Bond parody computer game series. * Crazy Redd, the black market salesman from the ''Animal Crossing'' games. * In ''Trickster (MMORPG), Trickster Online'', Fox is the female sense type character. * In the video game series ''Metal Gear Solid'', the special forces group is known as "FOXHOUND". Additionally the title of Gray Fox (Metal Gear), Grey Fox was given to Frank Jaeger. * Ninetails, a major boss character from the game ''Ōkami''. * ''Titus the Fox, Titus the Fox: To Marrakech and Back'', fox mascot in the 1990s platform game * In the video game ''Drawn To Life'' for the Nintendo DS, the charters of the village are "Raposas" which is Portuguese for fox * ''Persona 4'' features a fox living at a shrine as one of its Social Links. * Yusuke Kitagawa from ''Persona 5'' adopts the codename Fox after his Inari-like mask. * ''Jade Empire'', the RPG by BioWare, contains fox spirits as well as a non-playable character who uses the alias Silk Fox. * Psycho Fox, the main character in a Sega Master System game of the same name. * The 2009 video game ''League of Legends'' includes a

character named Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox. * The horror game ''Five Nights at Freddy's (series), Five Nights at Freddy's'' features the animatronic character Foxy the Pirate. * In the video game Little Misfortune, the titular character is protected from the demon Morgo by a fox named Benjamin Juhanelius Redfox. * Pepper and Pip from Paladins (video game), ''Paladins'' video game * The Vulpera, are a race of nomadic fox people that inhabit the deserts of Vol'dun on Zandalar from the game World of Warcraft, ''World'' ''of Warcraft''. * Gregg from Night in the Woods. * In the sandbox game Terraria, there is a zoologist Non-player character, NPC that was said to be bitten by a fox, and now takes the form of a fox in certain circumstances.

Comics and visual novels

* Slylock Fox, in the Sherlock Holmes parody comic strips from ''Slylock Fox & Comics for Kids'' * Raposão/McFox, a character from the Brazilian comic series ''Lionel's Kingdom''. * ''Fix and Foxi'', a German comic series where the title characters are two fox brothers. * In Kiss (comics), Kiss, in Psycho Circus #14 and #15, the members of Kiss are portrayed as supernatural beings who train a Feudal Japanese samurai to outsmart supernatural foxes. * Ninjara, a character who appeared in the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise. * The main female protagonist in Neil Gaiman's ''The Sandman: The Dream Hunters'' illustrated novella, and comic is a legendary Kitsune *The ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW Publishing), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' comic series from IDW Publishing features the character of Alopex, an Arctic fox ninja.

Web-comics

* ''Ozy and Millie'' – foxes starring in a webcomic of the same name * ''Kevin and Kell'' – Fiona Fennec and George Fennec, her father, are both fennec foxes. * ''Gunnerkrigg Court'' – The comic's main character Antimony has a fox companion whose spirit is trapped in a doll of a white wolf, a symbol for Antimony in Alchemy.

Card games

* In the trading card game ''Magic: The Gathering'', Eight-and-a-Half-Tails is a legendary fox monk of great power and purity.

Performance arts and opera

* 1916, ballet by the Igor Stravinsky ''Renard'' * ''The Cunning Little Vixen'', Leoš Janáček opera

Other

* c.1036 Wild fox koan, an influential kōan story in the Zen tradition * 1963, 1968, 2002, 2006 Peter Firmin's ''Basil Brush'', British television sock-puppet * Flora Fox, ''The Get Along Gang'' * Mozilla Firefox's logo is a fox on a globe * The Catholic Church used images of foxes dressed as monks or priests preaching to goose, geese in church art as propaganda against the Lollardy, Lollards. These images were based on the story of the preaching fox found in Reynard cycle, ''The History of Reynard the Fox'' and its sequel, ''The Shifts of Reynardine'' (the son of Reynard).

Heraldry

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* The Canting arms, canting coat of arms of Châteaurenard in France displays a fox, as do the coats of arms of Poligny, Hautes-Alpes, Poligny in France and Tuliszków in Poland. * The reynard (male fox) as dexter supporter and vixen (female fox) as sinister supporter of the arms of La Boussac in Brittany.

Sports

* The English association football team Leicester City F.C., Leicester City are nicknamed 'the Foxes'. * The Brazilian association football, football team Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Cruzeiro have one their nicknames called 'Raposa', meaning Fox in Portuguese. * The athletic teams of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York are known as the Marist Red Foxes, Red Foxes.

Ships

Sixteen ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named ''HMS Fox'', after the animal. Also vessels of other navies and civilian ships bore such a name.

References

External links

Fox Bibliography
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