Phoebe the fox cub pictured with her friends Betty and Bella, the badgers (Picture: Glen Minikin)

An abandoned baby fox and two young orphaned badgers have created their own little family at an animal sanctuary.

Phoebe, the fox cub was found all alone in a cardboard box in Leeds, but Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary, who took her in, didn’t have any foxes to place her with.

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They made the unusual decision to try to team her up with badgers Bella and Betty and the rest has been a Disney fairy tale.

Alexandra Farmer, chief executive of the charity said: ‘Foxes and badgers would never mix in the wild, in fact they tend to keep out of each other’s way.’




She said that because they were all without their mothers and of similar size they thought they could place together while keeping a close eye on them.

Foxes and badgers are rarely seen together in the wild (Picture: Glen Minikin)

The friends eat, sleep and play together (Picture: Glen Minikin)

She added: ‘We have been delighted to see they have bonded extremely well, it’s been lovely to see them feeding, sleeping and even playing together.

The two badger cubs were discovered wandering in the street in Meltham, West Yorkshire.

Phoebe’s family was nowhere to be found, but an adult badger, believed to be Betty and Bella’s mother, was seen dead on a road nearby.

The trio now eat, sleep and play together every day.





Breakfast!! The trio are going through so much formula and food! Betty is now lapping and Bella is using her teeth. Phoebe the fox cub is already picking up good habits and not wanting human company. To donate Â£4 towards our with badgers and foxes, text Wildlife to 70660. Thank you Geplaatst door Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary op Woensdag 18 april 2018

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