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Sneaky fox steals phone, runs away while it's still recording

Give that hairy thief an Oscar.
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Sneaky fox steals phone, runs away while it's still recording
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In order to create the perfect short film, you don't necessarily need an expensive camera and an arsenal of special effects.

Sometimes, all you need is a smartphone and an inquisitive fox.

The video above is from SaveAFox Rescue, a Fairbault, Minnesota-based centre that aims to re-home foxes while educating people about the fur trade.

The clip shows founder Mikayla Raines positioning her phone on the ground, presumably to record herself doing some yoga or other exercise.

"Don't you do anything to my phone," she warns, as a curious fox enters the frame and starts sniffing around.

Famous last words.

The following 60 seconds of footage, which chronicle the hairy thief's attempts to claim the phone for its own nefarious fox purposes, are quite frankly something Stephen Spielberg himself would be proud to put his name to.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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