Mother describes fox biting sleeping baby in Watford home

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A fox entered a home in Watford, England, and bit a three-month-old baby girl on the head as she slept beside her mother on August 20. The infant sustained four puncture wounds but no skull fractures. Carly Clarkson, 37, woke to find the animal sniffing her face and blood on her daughter Josephine. She chased the fox away and checked on her other child before rushing the baby to the hospital for treatment. The family believes the fox may have been fed by locals, becoming comfortable around people. Experts say such attacks are extremely rare, likely involving a young cub, and advise keeping doors closed.


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