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New artic resident at Escot

Name that fox!

An artic fox has moved in to East Devon, and he needs a name.

Although native to Britain, the species lived here until the last ice age when it was bumped off by climate change.

Wildwood Escot's new furry resident came from Copenhagen Zoo and is settling well. He's four years old.

The charity is asking people on their Facebook and Twitter pages to help keepers chose from a shortlist of names.

George Hyde, general manager at Wildwood Escot, said: "We are so excited to welcome this new chap to our park and we can't wait until we can reopen and he can meet our visitors. He's in perfect shape and is already exploring his new surroundings with both curiosity and confidence, now we just need a name for him.

"We love our local visitors, we want them to know how much we value them and to feel like they are part of life at the park even though we can't see them right now. We hope that by helping us choose the perfect name for our newest resident, they will still feel connected to us, at a time when they can't visit us physically."

Everyone who helps choose a name will be in with the chance of winning a feeding experience with the new resident at Wildwood Escot when the park reopens.

But don't count your chickens. They're hoping lots of people will take part.

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