黑林山中的赤狐，德国 Red fox in the Black Forest of Germany (© Klaus Echle/Minden Pictures)

黑林山中的赤狐，德国 Red fox in the Black Forest of Germany (© Klaus Echle/Minden Pictures)

A red fox stalks the Black Forest

Even in the most flattering daylight, foxes somehow always seem up to no good. Not to mention when they're spotted slinking up a fallen tree in a dank, shadowy Black Forest in Germany. These cunning canids get away with a lot just by being cute, don't you think?

That mischievous twinkle in a fox's eye hasn't gone unnoticed by countless cultures around the world. Most fox myths venerate the critter as a trickster or even a shapeshifter who outfoxes larger, meaner foes like lions and bears. But the fox is said to sometimes hoodwink humans too…so keep your wits about you while wandering the wilderness.

一只红狐在黑森林里游荡

即使在最讨人喜欢的日子里，狐狸也似乎总是做得不好。更不用说他们在德国潮湿阴暗的黑森林里偷偷爬上一棵倒下的树了。这些狡猾的犬科动物仅仅因为可爱就逃脱了很多惩罚，你不这么认为吗？

这种恶作剧般的眨眼行为并没有被全世界无数文化所忽视。大多数关于狐狸的神话都把这种小动物视为一个骗子，甚至是一个变形者，它能击败更大、更卑鄙的敌人，如狮子和熊。但是据说狐狸有时也会欺骗人类……所以在荒野中游荡时，要保持机智。