He's a real catch! An absolute beauty.

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The parents of the last 2 litters (8 cubs in total) are still around, and one of their sons (2024B from last year) has paired up with an unrelated vixen, 2022C from the 2022 litter! So I am hopeful. The subordinate (younger) vixens are likely to either move away, or they may assist their mother.

She has been active during both day and night, but recently she has become more nocturnal. The diurnally active 2025A vixen has now moved on to find a territory of her own, as have the other two juveniles. All the others have been exclusively nocturnal, but this may change as the winter progresses.