Sep 9, 2023·edited Sep 9, 2023Liked by Freedom Fox
I doubt the fox has any disdain for the mouse and the mouse most evidently does not appreciate being played with by a fox, but if the fox lets the mouse live, then all is forgotten I reckon from the mouse's perspective - and if the fox learns something in the process, then the mouse must figure that is for other mouse's (mice ?) to deal with - "I'm just glad to be effing alive" the mouse must think as it scurries away from the playful fox....
do not like cats, but probably everyone has noticed this about felines too. I had no idea that foxes did this tho I'm not surprised. I also have observed that behavior in parasitic humans. It's my explanation for why it's so difficult to figure out their next move. It seems that besides mocking us relentlessly, they play their sadistic games for the sake of sadistic kicks.
Great piece! I've read a couple of your posts and love how you draw the thread of analogy of fox behavior through each point you're making. Genius!
I doubt the fox has any disdain for the mouse and the mouse most evidently does not appreciate being played with by a fox, but if the fox lets the mouse live, then all is forgotten I reckon from the mouse's perspective - and if the fox learns something in the process, then the mouse must figure that is for other mouse's (mice ?) to deal with - "I'm just glad to be effing alive" the mouse must think as it scurries away from the playful fox....
Nice job.
do not like cats, but probably everyone has noticed this about felines too. I had no idea that foxes did this tho I'm not surprised. I also have observed that behavior in parasitic humans. It's my explanation for why it's so difficult to figure out their next move. It seems that besides mocking us relentlessly, they play their sadistic games for the sake of sadistic kicks.