How did Fantastic Mr. Fox lose his tail?

The wily Mr Fox, who lives a natural life, loses his tail to the loathsome trio of exploitative agribusiness farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. (The symbolic castration inevitably evokes the tail lost by Squirrel Nutkin to Old Brown the owl in the Beatrix Potter story.)
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Does Fantastic Mr. Fox get his tail back?

Mr. Fox steals back his tail (which was used as Bean's necktie instead of being thrown away) with the help of Kylie (movie character), Ash, and Kristofferson (another movie character). In the end, Boggis, Bunce, and Bean waits for the rest of their lives.
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What is wrong with Kylie in Fantastic Mr. Fox?

Kylie is a Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). This is never mentioned in-film due to a joke relating to Mr. Fox being unable to identity Kylie by his Latin scientific classification, even doubting that opossums existed in ancient Rome.
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What happened at the end of the story Fantastic Mr. Fox?

Fox and his family dig a hole to each of the farmers' farms to steal their food. At the end of the story, all the animals feast together and agree to stay underground and use the tunnels to snatch food when they need to.
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What is the deeper meaning of Fantastic Mr. Fox?

The film delves into what it means to be a father and husband, and the relationships of this family. Foxy breaks the promise he made to his wife, and in doing so turns everyone's lives upside down, but it also forces him to look at himself, to acknowledge who he is.
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Does Fantastic Mr. Fox have a deeper meaning?

Dahl's story, which centered on a charming fox who gets into an escalating battle with the three gluttonous farmers he has been stealing from, was about the ugliness of greed – on the part of all parties. Anderson maintains that theme while adding his usual, damaged family dynamics and existential identity crises.
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Why is Mr. Fox afraid of wolves?

“I have a phobia of wolves,” is how Mr Fox pretentiously puts it; he says it often. What he means is, as a civilised canine, he is afraid of the primal animal that lurks beneath his gorgeous corduroy suit: his ravenous appetites, his selfishness, the danger he poses to his loved ones.
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How old is ash in Fantastic Mr. Fox?

Plot Involvement. Ash is twelve fox-years of age when he first appears, being called in by his parents to prepare for school.
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Why would a fox lose its tail fur?

During warm seasons, both red and grey foxes shed so much fur that they are often mistaken for having mange. A fox that is naturally molting, or shedding its fur, will usually have a layer of fairly short fur– the fox's newer, cooler summer outfit– covering its entire body.
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What animal can regrow its head?

Scientists want to know how they do it. A new analysis reveals genetic underpinnings of how the aquatic animals regrow their heads after decapitation. For a group of small aquatic animals known as hydra, decapitation is more an inconvenience than anything else.
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How do foxes lose their tails?

Mange is an extremely debilitating affliction caused by microscopic parasites called Sarcoptes scabiei mites that result in either patchy or entire hair loss. The disease causes intense irritation of the skin to the point where foxes have been known to chew their own tails off trying to relieve the itching.
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Does Ash like Agnes Fantastic Mr. Fox?

Agnes is a minor character in the film Fantastic Mr. Fox. The only female fox child seen, she is a lab partner with Ash, but shows interest in his cousin Kristofferson. Soon thereafter, she and Kristofferson start a romance together, much to Ash's annoyance.
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How old is Mr. Fox from Peppa Pig?

How old is Freddy Fox? Freddy Fox turns 5 at his birthday party in 'Grampy Rabbits Dinosaur Park' episode where he celebrates with all his friends and chocolate cake! Freddy Fox is great at smelling and uses his skills to find his friends when playing hide and seek. He can even find Suzy Sheep with his eyes closed.
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Is there going to be a Fantastic Mr. Fox 2?

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Fox. However, it may not be his decision, and the reason we haven't seen a sequel is simply because it isn't financially viable, as the original movie was one of Wes Anderson's least successful movies in terms of revenue.
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How many kids does Mr. Fox have?

In Roald Dahl's orginal Fantastic Mr Fox story, Mr and Mrs Fox have four children who they live with in their foxhole.
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What did Boggis, Bunce, and Bean farm?

The story all started off with sneaky Mr Fox stealing all Boggis's chickens, Bean's cider and Bunce's turkeys. Sadly, the farmers decided to shoot the foxes, anyway Mr Fox lost his tail because of those nasty farmers. Anyway, the farmers had a cunning plan to kill the foxes, their plan was to dig up the hole.
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Is Ed Norton in Fantastic Mr. Fox?

Isle of dogs

Anderson's second animated film (following his 2009 stop-motion feature Fantastic Mr Fox) is set in Japan and follows a boy's journey to find his lost dog (supposedly played by Edward Norton).
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Why does Mr. Fox cry when he sees the wolf?

Fox meets the wolf, the whole scene is him realizing that he is not that wild after all. He almost gets his eyes teary due to this realization, he is not a pure animal after all.
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Did Mr. Fox give rat cider?

Rat shows up again in the sewers after Mr. Fox and company have been flushed out with cider. He informs the group that Bean has Kristofferson, mistaking him for Mr. Fox's son, but then Ash shows up, revealing himself as Fox's true son.
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Is Mr. Fox a narcissist?

The story was engaging, the characters felt real, and the visuals were everything. The only thing I felt iffy about how much of a narcissist Mr. Fox was, and how that narcissism kind of ends up paying off at the end? But it didn't distract from how much I enjoyed the movie, so whatever!
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How did the fox steal the food safely?

Fox steals dinner for his family by outsmarting one of the farmers. They all are so angry they keep losing food to the fox that they decide they will wait outside his hole and shoot him. That night when Mr. Fox does go out searching for food, the farmers shoot his tail off.
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Is Fantastic Mr. Fox creepy?

The story features a lot of scheming and violence, as three farmers plot to kill Mr. Fox for stealing from them. There are explosions, guns, a knife-wielding rat, a rabid dog, and a secondary character's death, but none of it is graphic or too scary (just a bit startling and/or tense in spots).
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Who is stronger dog or fox?

Dogs have the advantage of having more muscular bodies than foxes. While both are canines, dogs have superior bite strength. Stronger jaws, more muscle, and high endurance give dogs the advantage one-on-one.
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