Fox

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A fox is a passive nocturnal mob found in taiga biomes.

Spawning[edit | edit source]

Foxes can only spawn naturally in taiga and snowy taiga biomes, in groups of 1-3, most commonly at night. They may spawn in either adult or baby form. In the taiga, their coat is orange (resembling a red fox), whereas, in a snowy taiga, they are white (resembling an arctic fox). A fox may spawn in a village if it is within one of the taiga biomes. When a fox spawns, there is a 20% chance that it will be holding one of the following items in its mouth:

Item Chance
JE BE
Emerald 5% 5%
Rabbit's Foot 10% 10%
Egg 15% 20%
Wheat 20% 20%
Leather 20% 20%
Feather 20% 15%

Behavior[edit | edit source]

During the daytime, a fox will try to find shelter to sleep (a space with a block above it). It will curl up and make snoring noises, slowly lift its head every so often while lying down. If a player who is not sneaking (or a wolf or polar bear) approaches, it will wake up and run away.

At night, foxes will wander around, eating nearby sweet berry bushes, and will run from wolves, polar bears and players if they get too close. They will sometimes head over to villages to roam around. During the night, foxes will emit a screeching noise.

Foxes will chase and attack small animals such as chickens, rabbits, baby turtles (and even fish, if they are close enough to shore). Trusting foxes will attack any mob that harms the player. Foxes may even jump over fences and other blocks to get to their prey. They can jump 2-5 blocks.

If an item is dropped near a fox, it will walk over and pick it up to hold in its mouth. However, foxes will prioritize mostly food items.

Taming (or 'Trust')[edit | edit source]

A fox cannot exactly be tamed (at least can't be by the normal way). Instead, a player can breed two adult foxes by feeding them sweet berries while they are near each other. The player can then 'kidnap' the baby fox using a lead and once the fox is separated from its parents, it will eventually trust the player and will have the same behavior as a wolf with some modifications. For example, it will attack any mob that its player attacks or any mob that attacks its owner.

History[edit | edit source]

File:Biome Chooser - Which Biome Should We Update Next?
Fox mobs were revealed as a possible addition in the lead-up to Minecon Earth 2018[1]. Viewers were encouraged to vote for one of three existing biomes during the live stream (in a segment titled "Biome Chooser"), and the one with the most votes would be updated with various additions.
File:MCE-Taiga.png
Fox mobs appeared in the lead-up to Minecon Earth 2018.
In an animated video, developers Jens Bergensten and Agnes Larsson revealed foxes as a feature of a taiga update if it were to get the most votes (campfires and sweet berry bushes were also mentioned). Jens also mentioned that they hadn't decided whether the fox mobs would be hostile.

Following the Minecon Earth live stream on September 29, 2018, Mojang announced the winner in a Twitter post:

"The winner of the MINECON Earth biome vote is Taiga!!!
Foxes, berries and campfires coming to an Overworld near you."

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • If a fox happens to be holding a totem of undying in its mouth and receives fatal damage, the totem will activate the same as if it were a player holding it. The totem will disappear, and the fox will stay alive.
  • Foxes won't attack chickens that are invulnerable.
  • Foxes will wake up if a chicken, rabbit, or fish is nearby.
  • Like other animals that produce offspring, using a spawn egg on a fox will spawn a baby fox that is trusting to the player.
  • Foxes will deal more damage in attacks if they are holding a weapon in their mouths.
    • In addition to this, foxes that are holding any weapon with an enchantment will deal the same effect to the fox's victim when attacked (An example is if a fox is holding a sword with a fire aspect enchantment, they will deal fire damage to their victim).
  • Foxes can eat a food item in its mouth. If they eat food with a possible side effect (An example being a Golden Apple,) they will get the side effect after eating the said food.
  • Foxes are one of the first nocturnal passive mobs in Minecraft.
  • If a fox pounces on an area that has snow after it jumps, it will get stuck on it temporarily and will dig out of the area.
  • Wolves and polar bears will attack nearby foxes. Though, foxes can usually outrun them.
  • The first texture of the fox is glitched, as it appeared as a flat box. This glitch is mentioned in a video of Magma's, Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Village & Pillage.
  • Foxes are the only mob that will not take damage from sweet berry bushes.
  • Foxes will look wall-eyed when viewed in the front, but they would look normal when viewed from their sides.
  • Foxes cannot eat cake when they are holding it.
  • You cannot spawn white foxes in their respective biomes.
  • There is a glitch in Bedrock Edition when a baby fox is holding an item, the baby fox will still have the collision box of the adult fox, thus making the object appear in the air.
  • There is a very rare occurrence when a fox is sitting and enters a portal. It will stay sitting and will never stop sitting

Gallery[edit | edit source]

File:Sit foxZ.png
Click for full Fox gallery.

Video[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Mobs in Minecraft
Passive Mobs
File:BatFace.png Bat File:OcelotFace.png Cat File:ChickenFace.png Chicken File:CowFace.png Cow
File:CodBody.png Fish (various) Link=Fox Fox File:Glow Squid Face.png Glow Squid File:HorseHead.png Horse
File:MooshroomFace.png Mooshroom File:BrownMooshroomFace.png Brown Mooshroom File:OcelotFace.png Ocelot File:ParrotFace.pngParrot
File:PigFace.png Pig File:Big-rabbit-face.png Rabbit File:SheepFace.png Sheep File:Snowgolemhead.png Snow Golem
File:Squidface.png Squid File:StriderFace.png Strider File:TurtleFace.pngTurtle File:Villagerhead.png Villager
File:WanderingTraderFace.png Wandering Trader
Neutral Mobs
File:AxolotlFace.png Axolotl File:BeeFace.png Bee File:DolphinHead.png Dolphin File:EndermanFace.png Enderman
File:GoatFace.png Goat File:Vg face.png Iron Golem File:Big-llama-face.png Llama File:Panda FaceZ.png Panda
File:PiglinFace.png Piglin File:PolarBearFace.png Polar Bear File:SpiderFace.png Spider File:CaveSpiderFace.png Cave Spider
File:BetterWolfFace.png Wolf File:ZombifiedPiglinFace.png Zombified Piglin
Hostile Mobs
File:Blaze Face.png Blaze File:CreeperFace.png Creeper File:Drownedheaad.png Drowned File:Enderdragon Face.png Ender Dragon
File:EndermiteFace.png Endermite File:EvokerFace.png Evoker Link=Evoker Fang Evoker Fang File:GhastFace.png Ghast
Link=Guardian Guardian File:Big-elder-guardian-face.png Elder Guardian File:Hoglin face.pngHoglin File:HuskFace.png Husk
File:Magma Cube Face.png Magma Cube File:PhantomFace.png Phantom File:PiglinBruteFace.png Piglin Brute File:PillagerFace.png Pillager
File:RavagerFace.png Ravager File:Big-shulker-face.png Shulker File:SilverfishFace.png Silverfish File:SkeletonFace.png Skeleton
File:SlimeFace.png Slime File:Spider SkeletonFace.png Spider Jockey File:StrayFace.png Stray File:VexFace.png Vex
File:VindicatorFace.png Vindicator File:Warden Face.png Warden File:50px-WitchFace.png Witch File:Wither face.png Wither
File:WitherSkeletonHead.png Wither Skeleton File:Spider WitherSkeleton.png Wither Skeleton Jockey File:ZoglinFace.pngZoglin File:ZombieFace.png Zombie
File:ZombieVillagerFace.png Zombie Villager