The Elemental Strangeness of Foxes: In pursuit of London’s wildlife by Zito Madu

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What a lovely story - poignant and thought provoking, delightful, and full of pathos! Just what was needed to start my morning in New York. Thank you!

Great storytelling. Where I live I see Coyote’s all the time. There’s a certain mystique about them that makes them very interesting to me.

I love this!!! Beautiful writing and an exquisitely described encounter. I've always seen foxes as beautiful beings. Though I've never been close enough to touch one, I've been delighted by those rare occasions when one would peek out from behind a tree during one of my forest hikes. Zito Madu's encounter makes me jealous!

One of the most wonderful things about walking through north London in the early mornings is the many outside cats who loiter around. Sometimes when they’re perched in rows on top of houses and walls, I feel as if they’re welcoming me into their realm. Other times, they seemed to be judging me for encroaching on it.

Walking through this imagined animal kingdom feels more surreal on nights I’ve been out partying with friends. The walk home becomes an intoxicated glide through the streets, alone but for a few individuals coming back from work and others leaving for early shifts. On those nights, I feel as if I’m lingering on the edge of some wonderland, a magic world to which I might be granted access by a sudden word from one of the cats, that I might suddenly hear one asking me calmly if I had lost my way.