Vixen (Farthing Wood)
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| Name: | Vixen |
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| Species: | Red Fox Red Fox The red fox is the largest of the true foxes, as well as being the most geographically spread member of the Carnivora, being distributed across the entire northern hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America, and the steppes of Asia... |
| Seasons: | 1, 2, 3 |
| First Appearance: | New Friends, Old Enemies (1x07) |
| Last Appearance: | Bully-Bully-Bully (3x13) |
| Mate: | Fox Fox (Farthing Wood) Fox is a fictional character from the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books of the same name by author Colin Dann.... |
| Offspring: | Bold Bold (Farthing Wood) Bold is a fictional character from the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books of the same name by author Colin Dann. Bold is a fox.- Early life :... , Charmer Charmer (Farthing Wood) Charmer is a resident of White Deer Park and the daughter of Fox and Vixen.Charmer is a very attractive young vixen. She had a sister, Dreamer, who was killed at a young age by Scarface, an enemy of the family, and two brothers, Friendly and Bold.... , Friendly Friendly (Farthing Wood) Friendly is a character from the Farthing Wood series of children's books.Friendly is Fox and Vixen's son. His portrayal in the animated series differs greatly from his characterisation in the books. In the cartoon, Friendly is a little bit of a show-off and is constantly trying to show his father... , Dreamer Dreamer (Farthing Wood) Dreamer, a character from The Animals of Farthing Wood, was a very sweet little vixen and Fox and Vixen's daughter. She was always wandering off in her own world when she was supposed to pay attention. Unfortunately, poor little Dreamer was not around for long because Scarface and Lady Blue were... |
Vixen is a fictional character
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books of the same name by author Colin Dann
Colin Dann
Colin Dann is an English author. He is best known for his The Animals of Farthing Wood series of books, which was subsequently made into an animated series....
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Introduction
Vixen is the mate of FoxFox (Farthing Wood)
Fox is a fictional character from the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books of the same name by author Colin Dann....
and is voiced by Stacy Jefferson.
Vixen was introduced to the series near the hunting grounds, shortly after Fox
Fox
Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
had gone missing. She met him there, and the two found themselves split up into two separate tracks, running from a hunt. While she was being chased alone by the hounds, Fox took the courage to go back and save her (by throwing the hounds off her trail. It was because of this that she decided she wanted to be his mate.) However the confused hounds were told to then follow the trail of one fox, and that was Vixen. The chase began again, but it was taking its toll on Vixen's strength as she climbed the hill towards Fox. As she fell, the hunt master was just about to strike her when Adder
Adder (Farthing Wood)
Adder is a fictional character from the novel series The Animals of Farthing Wood, written by Colin Dann. He appeared in all of the sequels in the series. Adder also made appearances in the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books. Adder is, as her...
bit the leg of the horse he was saddled on. The hunt was then called off.
Now welcomed into the group, she later took the Ancient Woodland Vow with Whistler
Whistler (Farthing Wood)
Whistler is a fictional character from the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books of the same name by author Colin Dann. In the TV series he was voiced by Ron Moody but in the audio tapes he was voiced by Peter Woodthorpe. His name comes from the...
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Description
Vixen is a caring and fairly optimistic character. She always has kind words for the other animals - even Weasel - and tries to be positive about the journey. Although she worries about Fox when he is absent, she reassures him when he is anxious about the other animals, such as during the thunderstorm in the town. She is very upset when the animals are scattered after the episode Pandemonium and blames herself for leaving them behind. She is reluctant to go on without everyone else, expressing pride that they had all come so far together. When OwlOwl (Farthing Wood)
Tawny Owl is a fictional character in The Animals of Farthing Wood and its many sequels, written by Colin Dann. Tawny Owl also appeared in the animated children's television series of the same name based upon the books...
then blames Fox for losing everyone, Vixen defends him by telling Owl that an "animals instinct is survival first and foremost". A bit later, when Owl is reluctant to fly out and search for the animals, Vixen cleverly praises the bird's hunting ability and this successfully convinces Owl to take part.
Later in the series, when they settled at White Deer Park, the foxes come into conflict with the resident blue foxes. Confined to Farthing land by Scarface, Fox and Vixen struggle to hunt during the harsh winter and have to accept crayfish from Whistler. Vixen remarks that she feels as if the blue foxes are keeping them prisoner on their own land. Seeing Fox starving, Vixen approaches Scarface and Lady Blue on her own to challenge them. Her pleas to be allowed to hunt outside Farthing land are unsuccessful.
Vixen is sympathetic to Badger when he returns from the Warden's house, claiming that he is simply confused and needs their help. Following Badger's idea of scavenging outside the Park, Vixen and Fox raid a farm. They are in time to see the farmer shooting two blue foxes and are able to take the chickens dropped by the dead animals. Unfortunately, Scarface and his mate see this. The raids continue, and Fox and Vixen are seen carrying chickens again when the deer is shot by poachers in New Enemies. Vixen is also the only one who seems concerned that the animals have not seen Weasel for a while during New Enemies. When Weasel brings Fox a message from Scarface, Vixen asks Fox not to be too harsh.
After Fox's triumph over the poachers Vixen is seen celebrating with the other animals, and once they are alone she reveals that she is going to have cubs.
Children
She has four cubs BoldBold (Farthing Wood)
Bold is a fictional character from the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books of the same name by author Colin Dann. Bold is a fox.- Early life :...
, Friendly
Friendly (Farthing Wood)
Friendly is a character from the Farthing Wood series of children's books.Friendly is Fox and Vixen's son. His portrayal in the animated series differs greatly from his characterisation in the books. In the cartoon, Friendly is a little bit of a show-off and is constantly trying to show his father...
, Charmer
Charmer (Farthing Wood)
Charmer is a resident of White Deer Park and the daughter of Fox and Vixen.Charmer is a very attractive young vixen. She had a sister, Dreamer, who was killed at a young age by Scarface, an enemy of the family, and two brothers, Friendly and Bold....
and Dreamer
Dreamer (Farthing Wood)
Dreamer, a character from The Animals of Farthing Wood, was a very sweet little vixen and Fox and Vixen's daughter. She was always wandering off in her own world when she was supposed to pay attention. Unfortunately, poor little Dreamer was not around for long because Scarface and Lady Blue were...
. Only Friendly and Charmer are still in the park as adults, Dreamer being killed at a young age and Bold leaving the park and dying as he tries to return home.
Vixen had one grandchild, Plucky, from Bold, who died before Plucky's birth. In the books she also acquires two others - one from Friendly called Pace, and another from Charmer called Rusty. Bold's son is called Husky in the books and Plucky is Fox and Vixen's great grandson.