This cute little thing is called Deseret Fennec Fox which is the smallest fox in the world weighing 2 to 3 pounds and 9-16 inches long. They have unusually oversized ears to regulate the body temperature during daytime and have thick fur which is creamy colour which deflects heat during the day and keeps them warm during cold frigid nights in the Desert. Fennec foxes are common throughout the Sahara Desert and can also be found in the deserts of Northern Africa and Northern Sinai.
Fennel foxes make a variety of sounds like barking, a purring sound similar to that of a domestic cat, and a snarl if threatened. Fennec foxes are social animals that mate for life, with each pair or family controlling their own territory. The species usually breeds only once each year. Following mating, the male becomes very aggressive and protective of the female, providing her with food during her pregnancy and lactation periods. When born, the kit's ears are folded over and its eyes are closed, with the eyes opening at around ten days and the ears lifting soon afterwards. The life span of a Fennec fox has been recorded as up to 14 years in captivity.
A fennec fox's typical den is dug in sand, either in open areas or places sheltered by plants with stable sand dunes considered to be their ideal habitat. In compacted soils, dens can be up to 120 square meters, with up to 15 different entrances. In some cases different families interconnect their dens, or locate them close together. In soft, looser sand, dens tend to be simpler with only one entrance leading to a single chamber.
Fennec foxes' diets include lizards, birds and bird eggs, rodents and also vegetation such as berries.
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