Flurry of recent sightings sparks hopes a pair of the near-mythical creatures are breeding near Halifax A FLURRY of sightings of Britain's rarest animal ... a black fox sniffing round a bird ...

At first glance you might mistake this shadowy animal for a dog, with black fur, pointed ears and a fluffy tail. But the mysterious creature is in fact an incredibly rare black fox. The stunning ...

"We googled it and it was definitely a black fox. I couldn't believe it when it said it was one of the rarest animals in the UK." But it transpired the fox was actually the runaway pet of Ellie ...

Black Foxes UK said it made unsuccessful attempts to locate the owner and had to enlist the help of the council's animal warden and the cat sanctuary to locate and capture Shadow. The fox had been ...