Foxy Facts
Foxy Facts
2. The fennec fox has large ears, large black eyes, white stomach, sand colored fur, and a long reddish-brown bushy tail with a black tip.
3. The fennec fox lives in the Northern Deserts.
4. They dig burrows in the sand and rest during the day.
5. The fennec fox is a omnivore it eats lizard or small mammals it also forages birds, eggs, plant bulbs and fruits.
6. The fennec fox protects itself from predators by blending in to the sand with their fur.
7. The predators of the fennec fox are the caracal [Africa cat] and Eagle owls.
8. Fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. That's big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. Their ears help shed body heat. And, as you may have guessed, they also provide great hearing.
9. It's interesting to compare the big ears of fennec foxes to the small ears of arctic foxes. Arctic foxes live in cold climates, so they don't need to shed heat. Instead, they need to save heat. Big ears would not save heat and would probably even cause an arctic fox to get frostbitten!
10. The fennec fox is the smallest canid (from the family Canidae, which includes foxes, wolves, dogs, coyotes, and jackals) with the largest ears. These large ears help them hear prey burrowing in the sand and approaching enemies. The fennec fox loses body heat through the ears, helping them keep cool in the hot, desert climate. Fennec foxes also have hairs inside their ears to help prevent sand and insects from entering.
11. Its thick, soft, long fur insulates the fox from the desert nighttime cold and protects it from the hot air during the day. The tail is heavily furred as well, and when curled around the body, acts like insulation. The upper body parts are reddish cream, light fawn, or almost white. The under parts are white and the tip of the tail is black. The feet have hairy soles enabling them to run on the loose desert sand without sinking and protecting it against the hot surface.
12. Fennec foxes have a variety of calls including soft warning calls, barks, yaps, squeaks and purrs.
13. The fennec fox is difficult to catch because of its keen sense of hearing and smell.
14. Male foxes are called dogs; females are vixens; young are cubs.
15. An adult fennec fox can jump upward to .7m (2.3 feet) and ahead 1 m (3.28 feet) from the standing position. This helps them catch prey.
16. They can dig up to twenty feet underground at night.
17. They are the smallest fox in the family of canines.
18. Scientifically foxes are known as Vulpes !
19. This animal is found in almost every kind of habitat!
20. Foxes are solitary animals that do not really prefer to live in packs.
21. The fennec fox is the smallest fox in the world.
22. It is the smallest of all foxes and has the largest relative ears. It also seems to be completely independent of the need to drink.
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