Ottawa Field Naturalists Club, Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2(110), p. 338-339, 1996
DOI: 10.5962/p.357466
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We observed an adult Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) attack, kill and partially consume a 2-month-old female kit European Beaver (Castor fiber) near its lodge in Norway. The inner organs were consumed first. One adult beaver apparently attempted to frighten the fox away by tail-slapping.