Furthermore, a significant misconception is the belief that urban foxes are fundamentally different from their rural counterparts. While city life has led to some minor evolutionary shifts—some studies suggest urban foxes have slightly different skull shapes reflecting a reduced need for strong hunting muscles—they remain the same species. The primary difference is behavioural: urban foxes are simply bolder and more habituated to humans. This lack of fear is often exacerbated by inappropriate feeding, where residents leave out large amounts of high-calorie human food or attempt to hand-feed them, inadvertently teaching the animals that people are a source of easy meals.
