Phoxi are foxlike aliens bearing a complete resemblance to them both in body language, appearance, and language. Humans can't understood their language, and in fact can't help but underestimate them. Phoxs are NOT foxes, but their own alien species that are genetically closer to sea urchins of all things, though don't resemble them at all. Phoxi hate foxes because they're not sapient and are uncanny to them, while foxes just think they're foxes.