Located
The Fennec Fox is located in Northern Africa including
the Sahara Desert, the Sinai Peninsula and the Arabian
Peninsula.
Diet
Fennec foxes' diets include lizards, birds and bird eggs,
rodents and also vegetation such as berries.
Habitat
A Fennec Fox will dig a burrow underground and typically
sleep there during the day when it is hottest.
Size and Description
The Fennec Fox is the smallest of the Canidae Family
which includes foxes, wolves, coyotes and dogs. The
Fennec Fox averages about 15 inches in length (not
including the tail) and it can weigh 3 to 3.5 pounds. The
Fennec Foxes' large ears help to keep it cool and also
enable it to hear prey in the vast desert as well as under
the ground.
Reproduction
Fennec Foxes will have litters of 2 - 5 young.
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