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that has become an Internet sensation in

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. The fox died of natural causes. It was stuffed in 2012 by

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artist Adele Morse (originally from

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, now based in

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, East London), who at the time was taking a Masters course at the

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and made it as part of a school project. She put the finished work on eBay where it surprisingly gained much attention. At the end of 2012, the fox quickly became an

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. It has since been edited into famous paintings, photographs, videos, and other visual media.

References

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