fennec foxes
Saharan big-eared mammals
Fennec foxes is the plural of fennec fox, a small nocturnal fox native to the Sahara Desert, distinguished by oversized ears that dissipate heat and detect prey underground.
The smallest of all canids, fennec foxes have become popular exotic pets, though they remain wild animals poorly suited to domestic life: The fennec foxes at the zoo were hiding from the afternoon sun.
- earsAuditory organs, paired
- jerboasBipedal burrowing desert rodents
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- furAnimal body hair
- burrowsAnimal-dug underground shelters
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