Fox

Foxes are nocturnal passive mobs that spawn commonly in taiga and snowy taiga biomes.

Spawning
Foxes will spawn in taiga and snowy taiga biomes and sometimes in taiga villages, in groups of 1–3. When spawned in a snowy biome, foxes will be white in color. They will spawn more commonly at night time, sleeping in the forests. There is a $1/6$ probability of the fox spawning as a baby.



Items in mouth
These items have a 8.5% chance to be automatically in a fox's mouth when they spawn:

Behavior and appearance
They move quickly, about the same speed as ocelots, and will flee from any nearby players and wolves.

Attacking
Foxes will attack chickens and rabbits, crouching down for about 2 seconds, then jump into the air 2-3.5 blocks up over fences and walls when necessary. Foxes will also attack cod, salmon and baby turtles on land but not tropical fish or pufferfish.

Red foxes prefer to attack chickens, rabbits, and baby turtles, all of which are on land, over cod and salmon; conversely, arctic foxes prefer to attack cod and salmon over land creatures. Foxes that trust a player will defend them against hostile mobs should the player be harmed.

Sleeping
During the day, if the weather is not thunder, foxes will attempt to find a space with a sky light level of 14 or less (e.g. any space with a block above it) (block light has no effect). While the fox is sleeping, it will slowly move its head up and down and will not move. They will wake up and quickly flee if approached by a player. However, foxes will not move or run away if the player approaches while sneaking.

If the sky light at the fox's position becomes 15 (either due to a block above being destroyed or the fox being moved, the fox will immediately wake up.

Sitting
A fox will also randomly sit down every so often, usually during the day if the fox cannot find a “shaded” area to sleep.

Holding items
If any item is on the ground near a fox, it will travel to it and pick it up and it will appear in the foxes' mouth. This behavior is not limited to food and animal products.

Feeding
A fox will eventually eat any food item it picks up (besides cake) and the fox is unaffected by the ill effects of certain food items such as spider eyes. If a fox sees any food item, the fox will run towards it and pick it up. If there is a stage 3 or 4 sweet berry bush within a 16 block radius of a fox, it will sprint towards it, harvest it, and eat the berries, dropping the item it was holding.

Night life
During the night foxes will head to villages or go out to hunt. Foxes don't currently have the ability to steal from villages, except crops dropped from villagers. However, villagers tend to pick up their crops too quickly for foxes to pick up, so they walk away. Smaller foxes can occasionally be found hidden around the houses, as they are easy to spot locked in houses and fallen in the wells.

Breeding
When sweet berries are used on two foxes, the foxes will breed, producing a baby fox. After the player takes the baby fox with lead away from their parents, it will "trust" the player, and never run away from them.

Enemies
are aggressive towards foxes when within 18 blocks of them, (though usually foxes can get away because of their speed). will also try to attack foxes. They will sneak towards them and will attack them, if they are close enough. Baby polar bears, normally passive, will also attempt to attack a fox within 16 blocks.

Drops

 * Upon death, adult foxes drop 1–2 orbs when killed by a player or tamed wolf.


 * Like other baby animals, killing a baby fox yields no experience.


 * Foxes will always drop any items they pick up and drop items they spawn with naturally with a chance of 8.5%.


 * If a fox is killed while holding a this item will not drop, but be consumed to revive the fox.

Data values
Foxes have entity data associated with them that contains various properties of the mob.

Trivia

 * Although foxes appear to hold items in their mouth, they are technically holding items in their main hand.
 * Foxes are one of the only mobs that can sleep in Minecraft.
 * The other mobs include pandas, cats, and villagers.
 * Foxes are the only overworld land mob that can jump more than 1 block without status effects.
 * Foxes can become temporarily stuck in snow. During their "pounce" animation, if a fox collides with a snow layer, they will remain face-down and emit particles,and will pick something up, returning to normal shortly after.
 * Foxes can pick and hold anything a player can.
 * Foxes are completely unaffected by sweet berry bushes and will take no damage while moving in them.
 * The practice of foxes going to villages is based on stories of foxes raiding older towns for food in the real world.

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