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A Mysterious Animal Found In Mud Couldn’t Be Identified Until They Cleaned Him
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A Mysterious Animal Found In Mud Couldn’t Be Identified Until They Cleaned Him

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Even the rescuers themselves hadn’t seen anything like this before! When this poor unrecognizable animal was found in a hole outside of London’s Canary Wharf, completely covered in mud, they knew they needed to act fast if they wanted to save the life of this unidentifiable creature. Once they washed the dirt off him, what they saw was a breathtaking transformation that solved the mystery…

Few builders outside of one of London’s trading districts found an animal stuck in a muddy hole on their construction site. Most probably, he crawled there himself and then got trapped. It could have been too late for the little creature, due to suffocation or hypothermia…

But the animal who looked like a puppy was quickly taken to South Essex Wildlife Hospital where they washed him – only to find out that… It was a little beautiful red fox! Hospital staff named the new patient Muddsey and fed him to make sure he regained all his strength. Now Muddsey is ready to go back to the wild. So, if you ever see a fox in the forest with the shiniest and cleanest fur you have ever seen, you’ll know the whole story!

More info: South Essex Wildlife Hospital | Facebook  (h/t: 22words)

The rescuers knew they needed to act fast if they wanted to save the life of this unidentifiable creature covered in mud…

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They named the new patient Muddsey and made sure she is ready to go back to the wild!

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Sarah Hamdan
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww. That might be the cutest fox I have ever seen. Okay,who am I kidding? All foxes are adorable=')

Helene Cossette
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing, no one can break my heart like an animal can ! This made me sad and then happy..!!!

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Sarah Hamdan
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww. That might be the cutest fox I have ever seen. Okay,who am I kidding? All foxes are adorable=')

Helene Cossette
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing, no one can break my heart like an animal can ! This made me sad and then happy..!!!

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