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Bear and Wolf,
And Dog and Fox are all closely related.
It is tempting to imagine a common ancestor;
Bigger than Wolf but smaller than Bear.
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But the official line has something
Much less rapacious originally slink down from the trees.
To replace what?
The Dinosaurs whose more agile brethren had taken to the air.
I wonder what Linnaeus would make of the Mister Fox procession,
As it snakes its way through the alleys and walkways
Of the Saturday night revelers, encouraging all to join its wake.
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“We saw Foxes!” says my companion.
Well, yes and no…
We saw something less
And something more than Foxes…
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Stuart France 
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This is so true, and it brings forth a lot of other connected thoughts as to who WE are stemming from. Of course, there have always been theories, but perhaps it is all different than the anthropologists and archaeologists believe.
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When you read something like this brief little piece you are reminded how full of meaning even the smallest, simplest things are, aren’t you? For example, a fox.
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For all Science’s clamour it is difficult to be persuaded against a ‘guiding hand’ in nature…
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Oh, this just keeps getting better and better. My curiosity and interest is really peaked now. Thank you so kindly.
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