An animal lover has been feeding the same family of foxes in her garden for 25 years.
Sharon Hughes has become a worldwide internet sensation after sharing videos of her feeding the eight foxes sausage rolls in her garden in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire.
They've had 90 million views altogether on Instagram and TikTok.
Sharon, 56, said: "We are now on the fourth generation of foxes. I remember feeding their great-grandparents.
"I began posting videos of the foxes being fed a few years ago and I now get messages from all over the world.
"No food goes in the bin when they are about, that’s for sure."
Speaking to the Sunday Mail, Sharon added the foxes enjoy sausages and sausage rolls every morning at her home.
They are also fed leftovers like pizza, eggs, Chinese takeaways and chicken legs.
The only time Sharon doesn’t see the foxes is for two months during the mating season.
The receptionist added: "The foxes now have 140,000 followers combined between my Instagram and TikTok accounts. There have been more than 90 million views and over 10 million likes on my posts.
"I can’t believe my gang of foxes interests so many people. It is very humbling."
As well as feeding the foxes, she also looks after their medical needs. Sharon took one to an animal sanctuary in Ayrshire after it was knocked down and injured by a car – though it could not be saved. If she sees any of the animals limping or in pain, she puts special painkillers in their sausages.
Every one of the eight foxes answers its own name, including Twisted, Little Ted, Charles and Dyson.
Sharon, who lost her husband Billy to cancer aged 57 in 2020, said: “We call one fox Dyson because he hoovers everything up.
“Twisty got his name because his head is cocked on one side. However, he has been assessed by a vet by video and is okay. He thinks it is probably genetic. Charles got his name after he appeared for the first time on the day of the coronation.
“The foxes are very friendly and often bring us gifts like mice, which they leave on the doorstep.”
The animals have their den in the nearby woods and gather in the garden as soon as Sharon shouts to them.
Sharon also has three cats but they get on well with the foxes.
She said the foxes are so tame that they often come right up to the back door to be fed.
