Foxes will "eat" any item that they come near. This includes the likes of tools and weapons, which are definitely not edible.
How to reproduce:
Obtain an item that isn't food
Spawn a fox
Throw the item at the fox
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For me the fox just puts it in its mouth and leaves it there forever...
Sorry, the fox just putting it in it's mouth is what I meant by "eating"
I think them putting it it's mouth is intentional. They have a special eating animation for berries & meat etc.
I wonder if they ever drop the item though? Would be pretty sad if you had to kill one to get it back
only holds in mouth. The can eat only food items (when gets hurt a bit)
@Mac Rat They do drop the item, as far as I can tell, you need to kill it to get it back.
Evidently you can "trade" with them if you offer them better food – like berries.
I'm starting to think that this might be WAI. They seem to not be willing to eat inedible items (barring stew, but it isn't solid food).
I think so too. They will drop the inedible items if they can pick up some other food – berries from a bush or thrown by a player, or other food items.
Yeah there's no way this is not intentional considering they can spawn with emeralds in their mouths
@Mac Rat did you get that info from the wiki, or did you find it in the world?
Both
They can hold any item in their mouths - but they never eat non-food items, and eventually spit them out once they come across a food item.
Ok the one with the trident is adorable!