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                        Europe, hunting over many years has eliminated the lynx, 
                        wolf, and eagle; and it might have eliminated the fox 
                        as well if he had not been so adaptive. Foxes used to 
                        be hunted by man because of their beautiful fur and because 
                        they are a carrier for Rabies, a disease that will kill 
                        any animal. In Europe, especially in Germany, rabies cases 
                        have decreased to almost zero.  
                         
                        It is interesting that foxes in Japan are not as shy as 
                        European foxes. In Japan and other Asian countries, the 
                        fox is considered a sacred animal. He has never been hunted 
                        as in Europe or America, so, evolution has left him as 
                        tame as he might have been in the rest of the world long 
                        time ago.  
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