Can Coyote Outfox a Fox?!

On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote and Mario are in Colorado at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center and they pal around with TWO adorably feisty foxes, Rhett and Scarlett! So... can Coyote outfox a FOX?! Watch to find out! We want to thank the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center for making this episode possible! Check out their website to plan a visit of your own to meet Rhett and Scarlett! - http://bit.ly/VISITWOLF Breaking Trail leaves the map behind and follows the crew as they encounter a variety of wildlife in the most amazing environments on the planet! The Brave Wilderness Channel is your one stop connection to a wild world of adventure and amazing up close animal encounters. SUBSCRIBE NOW and join the adventure that brings you closer to the most beloved, bizarre and misunderstood creatures known to man!

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today here in Colorado I'm gonna get the chance to pal around with not one but two foxes and you never know what's gonna happen when you get into an enclosure with two foxes come on go for it I got cheese [Music] people sometimes ask coyote what is the most difficult animal to film with and my answer is foxes yes they are adorable there's no arguing that but what you don't realize is that getting them to sit still for the cameras is virtually impossible not only will they not sit still they are Trixie and it's my opinion the foxes believe they're actually the ones running the show to be honest it's a pretty accurate belief try directing a fox and you will understand exactly what I mean what's going on guys here we are at the Colorado wolf & Wildlife Center of course they have wolves they have coyotes but today we're getting into an enclosure with the red fox now over the course of my career I've had multiple chances to get into enclosures with foxes once with the baby fox in Alaska and once with a full-grown Fox in Florida but today here in Colorado I'm gonna get the chance to pal around with not one but two foxes and you never know what's gonna happen when you get into an enclosure with two foxes so if you guys are ready let's head in and see what happens hi guys who's ready to play so we're gonna be hanging out with rhett and Scarlett and this time here the foxes have their winter coats that have grown in so they're incredibly fluffy now to get into the fox enclosure it's a very intricate system this is a double gate system and we want to make sure that the Foxes do not get out so what I'm gonna do is open up this gate and guys come on in with the cameras it appears that the foxes are very curious in getting up close with us right from the get-go so that's good in the past I've had a lot of trouble getting the foxes to actually get close to me because I'm a coyote well let's go through the gate with any luck this is going to be an incredible Fox encounter hi how are you all right Mario close that gates behind you that's where you got the double fences all right hi how are you look at this okay now anytime I work with the mammal the first thing I want to do is just enter into its world and give it a second to acclimate to us being here and I know how this goes you immediately want to walk in to have something magical happen it always takes a little while before the animals get used to you and then of course that's when the encounter becomes magical okay let's just walk around and uh take it to it so what we have here is a fox slide so if I was a fox just for fun you could slide down this and bounder off into the snow it smells very musky in here so over here is the little fox game right this is perfect just like a little fox hotel what's really cool is check this out come around to the front side if you look up and over here this is the Fox Skyway where the foxes connect should move from one side of an enclosure to the other pretty big space for these foxes to be moving around in do you know where you know where Scarlett is Rhett do you know what Scarlett is so Scarlett's in here somewhere and I thought maybe hanging out with two foxes but it appears that that is the one who has the most interest in playing and hanging out don't you take my hat I see what you're doing I make a great step stool I found Scarlett this is how foxes are there sometimes gregarious sometimes just want to hunker down and hide in a tiny little burrow like this and I don't wanna stick my hand all the way down there if Scarlett's gonna come out and hang out with us she's gonna come out and hang out we'll see if we can entice her out I see Scarlett here she comes hi I'm sorry did we wake you up I know you're sleeping just before sunset foxes specialize in coming out at night to do their hunting primarily nocturnal you want to try to get Scarlett out of there Rhett here we go alright now you're out well the good news is Scarlett has joined the party and I've got a pocket full of cheese all right let's see if we can have a little run round with two foxes let's show everybody how good a fox is at climbing oh look at that now you maybe think to yourself wow this is about as adorable as it gets for a canid does a fox make a good pet absolutely not foxes require an incredible amount of attention they are also going to musk all over everything and when it comes to a fox actually being in your house this is not something you would ever want to consider as a pet now the reason that these foxes are here at the wolf center is because these are a rescued foxes right these foxes cannot be released back into the wild but as you can see they're getting plenty of enrichment plenty of exercise and they're living a very happy and very healthy life here in Colorado now when you hear the term red fox obviously this very definitive red coat is the first thing that comes to mind but the red fox actually comes in a variety of different color phases they can even be blackish gray so oftentimes people will mistake red foxes for gray foxes now the red fox is the largest of the Fox species and this fox isn't quite as large as it looks right its coat is so puffy right now because it's winter they've got all these outer protective guard hairs that keep away snow and water and then it's that soft downy undercoat that keeps them warm even in temperatures that drop well below zero degrees and the reason that Rhett is so interested in my fingers at the moment is because they taste like cheese you want to show me how your slide works if we can get Rhett to go up to the top of the slide you'll actually come down and pop out right here into the snow unfortunately I think right now Rhett is much more interested in checking out these cameras than he is actually going into the slide it's funny how they the foxes always seem to love the camera crew more than they love me oh and that's probably a pretty good shot to get now move that is now you with a fox on your back you look just like a rock so I can see why this would definitely be a good spot for a fox to hang out and analyze the environment there you go so that was you with a fox on your back well done see this is what it takes you just have to be in the enclosure for a while and the more and more time we spend here the more and more comfortable the Fox is gonna get all right he's testing you out I don't think she's likes Mike oh he's got something to nibble on here you want to play with my glove that's cool right Oh all right there he goes he's got my glove let's see what happens I only have one glove and the odds of me being able to get that glove back are not real good uh-oh uh-oh you see what's happening uh-uh Rhett my oh boy that has taken my glove up and threw the Fox Skyway he's gonna go out there and chew it up right I'm coming after you buddy all right here we go going straight into Fox mode the good thing is that all the structure is really well built so it will definitely support my weight all right so this is the entryway I see red he's up there with my glove [Music] I see you do you still have my glove oh here going all that way I knew it was gonna be a game of cat and mouse everytime that I found with boxes it's never easy okay here we go getting closer there he is and I can definitely see that he's no longer paying attention to my glove which means I might be able to get back [Music] hi how are you I see you I know yeah that's the camera I've come all the way into your did you know now my hat don't eat that no no no Nikki trying to get my hat I see No look who got the glove back oh oh I got it I got it I'm putting you back on my hand I had to get it back but what else do you have up here this is definitely the kind of spot where a fox would stash all its goodies we've got ear bones and pieces of fur hi how's it going you want to go back the other way and we'll get some cheese treats good anything would that be cool all right but this way come on we're gonna make it I know you're probably like what is this crazy coyote guy doing inside of my enclosure and I'm out how about that rat are you impressed a coyote in the Fox Skyway how did I do did I do good I think I did all right okay let's head back down he's definitely earned that cheese treat as you can see I've got my glove back I'd love in this pocket so that you can't get it because I can clearly see that at this point the gloves are completely useless unless it's to get your attention look at that now can you wait here for a second I'm gonna go down there and give you the cheese when you get down right I mean when you don't want to go through the slide I guess you go over the slide okay so Mario you got your camera in a good position yeah and I'm gonna try to do is put my GoPro at the bottom of the slide - I am so determined to get this foxy to go down the slide all right you know the routine up here okay woody good boy okay there it is oh it's jeez hold on a second let's come this way once you go down the side ready good don't slide yes that was a fox going down the slide it's what a good Fox now when a fox lays down in the cold snow like this it's Co will completely keep it insulated and then it can wrap its Hill around its body to add even extra warmth you coming down again come on go for it come on I got cheese [Music] that is the greatest thing I think any of us have seen all day long a fox going down a slide the big thing is that sometimes it just takes patience time and patience for these animals to get completely comfortable Rhett was comfortable right from the get-go but as you can see Scarlett is getting more and more comfortable or she can hear there's cheese in my pocket hey guys well I would definitely say that as compared to the Fox videos we filmed in the past this experience with these two frolicking foxes so without question the best Fox encounter we have ever captured on camera I'm coyote Peterson be brave stay wild we'll see I'm the next adventure are you ready for some more cheese let's see I'm fairly certain that the chaotic nature of this episode was clearly orchestrated by the foxes I told you at the start they love to direct the scene and if I were to be honest they did a great job they were definitely the best on-camera foxes we have ever worked with it's not hard to fall in love with a fox from the bushy coats to their black button noses everything about them screams cuteness overload yet don't let the adorable facade fool you these animals do not make good pets I know I'm destroying your hopes and dreams but I do have some good news if you want to have an up-close encounter with rhett and Scarlett all you need to do is visit the Colorado wolf & wildlife center for more information or to book the ultimate tour where you can meet foxes and wolves in person make sure to visit their web site I just sell Fox to Fox I'll put a GoPro right there where Scarlett likes to hang out she actually filmed herself so that's pretty good pretty clever I think look there she goes she's smelling to go pro hey coyote pack if you thought frolicking with these foxes was a fantastic experience make sure to go back and watch the episode where I got to pounce around with a baby fox in Alaska and don't forget subscribe and ring the notification bell so you can join me in the crew on our next wild adventure