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Story summary
- A red fox stowed away on a cargo ship from Southampton, England, arrived in New York on February 18.
- U.S. Customs took the approximately 2-year-old male fox, weighing about 5 kg, to the Bronx Zoo on February 19.
- Keith Lovett, the Bronx Zoo director, says the fox is healthy and settling.
- Further health screenings will occur before a long-term home is found.
- Officials are investigating how the fox boarded the ship.
