A man has developed a special bond with the fox he saved: now she wants to hug him every day (WATCH)

A 74-year-old man has built an incredible friendship with a fox he rescued – now she wants to cuddle with him every day.

The cub was brought to Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary seven years ago in very poor condition.

Geoff Grewcock believes she was poisoned and spends the next year nursing her back to health, naming her Sweep.

Unfortunately, she ended up imprinting on him and could not be returned to the wild. So now Sweep spends his life among a variety of wild animals that are being rehabilitated at the sanctuary.

“Sweep is such a sweet, friendly fox,” said Geoff, owner of the center in Nuneaton, England.

“Most people can pet her, but she is definitely the closest to me and insists on us cuddling every day. (Wwatch the video below…)

“I think this is her way of saying thank you for all the care we do for her.”

Although she is now healthy, when the couple first met Sweep was in bad shape and Jeff doubted whether she would survive.

“When we first got her, we didn’t think there was much hope for her. She was so lethargic and sick that I had to bottle feed her for months, and I stayed up at night giving Sweep saline.

“Thankfully, after treatment and good care, she survived and here she is seven years later.”

James Cook, a London-based wildlife content creator, visited the reserve in June and captured the odd couple’s surprising relationship.

“Sweep is just madly in love with Jeff,” the 30-year-old said. “When I was there, the couple hugged for about 10 minutes.

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“It was so nice to see a fox so close, which is rare considering they are not meant for pets.”

WATCH James’ video below…

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