Cheeky fox finds new home after free ride to New York
Smiling stowaway... this fox is enjoying his new home across the pond!
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An adventurous fox has ended up in New York, in the US, after making a 3,400 mile journey from Southampton.
The red male fox hopped onboard a cargo ship and travelled for two weeks, before being spotted and taken to Bronx Zoo to be looked after.
The zoo said he appears happy and healthy. Keith Lovett, one of the keepers at the zoo, says he "seems to be settling in well".
What remains a mystery is when and how he boarded the cargo ship in the first place - without being detected.
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The boat left Southampton, in Hampshire, on 4 February, and docked at the Port of New York and New Jersey two weeks later on 18 February.
When the fox was discovered, the crew took him to the zoo.
He is estimated to be two years old, weighs 5kg (11lbs) and is enjoying a diet of vegetables, proteins and special biscuits at the zoo.
A long-term home for this fox will be found once he has had some more health checks.
Foxes are usually found in Europe, Asia, North America and parts of Africa. Many of them live in busy towns and cities.
