Flying foxes: Did you know that gray foxes can climb trees? 

I watched an adult red fox walking casually down my street after midnight, it diverted without pausing to a large elm, vertically leaped about 7ft up the trunk and ran vertically another 6 or so feet to snatch a sleeping squirrel, shake it dead on the fall back, land like a Marvel hero and continue the same casual strolling pace like nothing ever happened. It passed within feet of me making eye-contact and I swear it had an expression that read "beat that, loser" I just said "respect".

Never has the saying "cat software on dog hardware" been more true.

This put a huge smile on my face. Thank you!

Absolutely spectacular footage, what a crew of adorable and incredibly agile foxes. Thank you very much for sharing this.

I've always thought that foxes seemed to be part cat and part dog but I never thought they could climb trees. Great video!

"Lush greenery and jumping foxes." What more can one ask for a soothing afternoon view 😊

Nobody commenting on that poor mother fox? Imagine having 5 like that 😂. She's a hero. Fantastic footage! Beautiful creatures 😍

Happy foxes, happy wildlife...this made my Saturday! I didn't know they could climb trees. Thank you for sharing this. ❤

Gray foxes are awesome, most of my life, I had the wrong idea about what they really are, until I watched the Save-a-Fox lady on RU-vid.

They are circus acrobats and mommy is the ringmistress. What a joy of life!

To be specific, grey foxes can PARKOUR!

That is great!! Haha! They are so active! I see a pair of foxes sitting in the tree behind our deer feeder sometimes. Once in a while they venture out with the deer to grab a mouse but run away when the deer get curious about them lol!

Beautiful!

This is so wonderful!

Had no idea they could climb so well . That cedar bark must help, but they had some real purchase with their claws either way.

Wow. Amazing. Enjoyed watching the playful foxes.

Wow, what a beautiful little family. I had no idea these little guys could climb trees, impressive

WOW!!!! This is unbelievable! The foxes are playing, jumping and having so much fun!!!!!🙋💞🐈

Awesome👏👏👏👏👍❤️❤️

Awesome share! I’ve always loved foxes-so beautiful. What a treat to see them able to just enjoy life.

We bought a 95 acre farm a little over a year ago. We just got back from there checking trail cameras. Always something interesting to see. We have seen red foxes but not any gray so far. Great video!

This is awesome footage! We have a little home orchard and have seen a gray fox climb up to rest on the branches.We love them, they keep the vole population down.

Thanks for sharing. Those foxes can climb the trees with little effort.

Whenever I've had the chance to see foxes being foxes they've always seemed way more catlike than doglike. Even the time I moved a fresh roadkill off onto the shoulder and was able to closely study the carcass, it didn't seem at all doglike. These kits seem to be pointy-faced cats with a bit of helium added.

I don’t see how anyone could shoot one of these beautiful creatures ..... except with a camera!

Such joie de vivre- joy of life! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! It sure is a feel-good video! And no, I didn’t know that Foxes can climb trees! My sister sent me a photograph of some of her goats in a tree. She doesn’t know how they got into the tree because the trunk is pretty tall, but there they were in the branches eating the leaves!

Great footage of a lot of high energy activity. Foxes are cool & these were the coolest

Im so lucky to find your channel. I love animals. What great footage you have. ❤

I didn’t know about this gray fox behavior. We owned a female Westie named Poco. In her prime she could run like wind. She also hated the squirrels that regularly teased her. One day she bolted through an opened door and chased one of them. For about 100 ft, across our street and into a neighbor’s yard they ran. Poco wasn’t more than 6 inches behind the squirrel. It made a beeline to a tree and scrambled up. Poco hit the tree on the dead run and using her claws, just like these gray foxes, climbed the tree. But of course the squirrel was now much faster. Poco made it up about 8-10 feet, then realized it was a lost cause. She dropped back down a couple of feet to a crook in the tree. I’d been following behind the chase and walked up to the tree. Poco then jumped from her perch into my arms as if this were an everyday event. Thank you for creating your channel. I stumbled across it a few days ago and I’m going to recommend it to my likeminded friends. Thanks again!

"Happy Foxes" for sure. 🦊❤

What a fantastic catch! They're just having the time of their lives 😄 Thank you so much for sharing that.

Hello, I do have to say that you have some delightful videos. This one is definitely at the top. I was amazed to see the foxes climbing the tree with great enthusiasm and apparent little difficulty. I'm rather envious of the wide range of wildlife that you are seeing on your property. Especially the owls. They are such beautiful birds.

Pure Delight~ This is what Heaven on Earth Expressed means to me. The joyful "pill" of appreciation of the best parts of all of us huh. Joy to the World people! Thanks for sharing Texas man person. 💖

Once again, great footage. Makes me smile.

I watched 2 x times as they are so adorable , playful young grey foxes. Never know they can climb. Thanks for uploading

While I was walking home from getting groceries I almost mistook a pair of them for cats because They even move kinda like cats, which goes to show how there built for climbing

Kind of like giant, carnivorous squirrels.

Great video, never would have guessed a fox can climb.

Me and my cousins in the 90's before all this facebook and Instagram stuff 😢

I watch many different wildlife videos; but I've never seen anything about Gray Foxes, nor did I know that they could climb trees, and climb them so well! This was a special treat. Thank you for sharing this once in a lifetime recorded witness of these clever and beautiful animals doing something together that delights the senses and peaks the curiosity of any animal lovers. Wild, playful, talented, and graceful are these clever creatures of Gods green earth. You're a great narrator. Very peaceful and thorough explanation of the foxes behavior. Great job. 👍

What a great video :-) I didn't know foxes were able to climb trees. Learned something new today :-)

Wow. This is really incredible footage you captured! When I grew up watching Discovery I was always so turned off by the story-arches of the animals always told with such despair about "survival". I really appreciate you sharing how much fun they have being alive and what kind of games they like to play!

Could watch this over and over again, just wonderful to watch'

This is wonderful footage!

Your videos are an absolute delight to watch and thank you for sharing them with us!

I’ve seen gray fox quite a few times in NH but never during the day and never this behavior. I did see one in a tree once.

Oh my goodness- how adorable! Thank you for sharing this with us!👍😄👍

I saw fluffed tails a few times, and really enjoyed that swishing tail!

This is news to me. Then they must have claws like cats do. They absolutely fly up the tree!

I sure learned something new today, I definitely did not know foxes could climb trees. I’ve been watching a lot of your videos lately and enjoying them quite a bit. Keep up the good work!

These guys get the meaning of life! I adore this video, love your commentary!

I love this SO much! They are just having the best lil' summer day together.

I knew they can climb trees, but I didnt see them while doing it until now! :D Thank you for this video! ;)🧡🦊

I recently found your channel❤️ your narration adds to the beautiful footage

Awesome once in a lifetime capture. I never seen that before either. Thanks for sharing this awesome moment

I had no idea! That is totally WILD! Thank you for sharing this! Very cool! Actually I didn't know that deer could or did box either until I actually saw another man's video as he captured it on his brand new home cam. Your so awesome for letting us view this.

I just subscribed yesterday and I'm amazed by all the amazing and wonderful animal videos you capture! This is some national geographic level content :)

Great footage!

All foxes climb trees. They are so fun to watch. Thank you for sharing this.

Wow, amazing footage.

That's incredible!

Not surprising seeing that much of their prey lives in trees. IE: Small birds, eggs, squirrels, opossum, racoon, etc.

This is amazing. I’m seeing foxes in a new light. Thanks

Thanks so much, I love watching videos of wild canines like foxes!

All foxes climb trees your footage is priceless

They have eyes that help them see in the dark like cats, retractable claws like cats and can climb trees like cats... I think the fox says meow.

So agile and playful...thanks for sharing

This is the best to see, such cool foxes. So happy you captured the event and shared it!

I work at the local Dairy Queen. Yes, I remember those foxes coming in that day. Each of them ordered a banana split. So yeah, the sugar rush idea was spot on.

Imagine how strong the kits are to be able to do that _for fun_ and not for survival! But, as wildlife experts maintain in video after video of baby mammalian predators, their play is to prepare them for hunting and fighting....for survival. I was watching video footage of a wolf pack in the Voyageur National Forest (far northern Minnesota)....the mama had 7 of the most beautiful and healthy pups I’ve seen, big and super chunky with great round furry heads, but only 1 pup made it to winter. They have to contend with bears, other wolf packs, coyotes, and even foxes to make it to adulthood; I dk what the predator situation is like in central Texas, but it’s good to see such healthy strong kits who made it this far!!

Loved this so much. Thanks for sharing this remarkable scene with us all. ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for sharing, what a delightful scene.

Never would have believed it,,,,I HEARD of it,,,,,but seeing it with n my own eyes,,,,WOW,,,,,they move, like squirrels,,,,,,great video,,,rare, too,,,,thanks for posting,,,,very cool,,,😎

Love the big happy family! Great Catch! Thanks for sharing! Foxes do amazing things!!

Very goody,mate.....first time I saw such great fun those foxes had. Thank you for sharing !

SO INCREDIBLE!!!! i love your channel. thanks for bringing such once in a lifetime or ever views of our precious fauna. if i didnt see it here? i wouldnt have believed it to be true!

What beautiful animals . Thank you so much for sharing , it was amazing to watch !

Foxes are some of the coolest critters on the planet. Thanks for sharing! 😍

What an absolutely fabulous video and great stills!! I've only become familiar with these delightful canines. Not at all common here in Ontario/Quebec CANADA but they appeared in my Aunt's yard last November. Such a delight to observe.

FABULOUS footage!!! Thank you for sharing. Such a treat to watch.

Sweet capturing! Glad you were home for this...

What a great human being you are! Thanks for sharing!

Wow... this so amazing.. the total joy they felt touched me. Thank you for this.

This puts a whole new meaning to the foxtrot. Great video 👍

Amazing footage. I'm glad I watched it.

I love this and your commentary! ❤️ such amazing footage and shots 🤩

How adorable. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing.

How fun! Please never stop uploading these beautiful high quality wildlife clips! It's so tough to find just one of these clips sometimes, but a whole channel of well-narrated high quality clips is just heaven!

So cool, they DO climb trees. I gathered they did but didn't believe it... till now. Great video.

Wonderful animals enjoying youthful play........

Beautiful footage and narration - thank you.

Wonderful video!!! Great capture! Thanks for sharing! Had one visit me today! 💕

Priceless happy wild times! Thank you for sharing!

Awesome video! So blessed.. thank you for sharing👍

Thank you so so much for sharing these amazing videos! 💛🤙

Thank you so much for sharing these incredible images! You're right! I had NO idea about gray foxes climbing trees! I love animals more than I could ever express in words. I think it wonderful that you too, being an animal lover, didn't interfere with them! This was truly a gift from above! Thank you again Sir, for sharing (all) your videos! 🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🌳😄

Nothing like a game of tag on a cool summer morning 🦊

Great shots! Best video I have seen of foxes climbing trees!

Fabulous! Thank you for sharing these!