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Fennec Fox
Fennec Fox
Vulpes zerda
Mammalia
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
10-14 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Pack
Biome
Desert
Range
North Africa
Movement
Running
Breeding
Live Birth
Defense
Speed
Status
Rare

About

The fennec fox is a tiny nocturnal canine living in the deserts of North Africa. Its ears grow up to six inches long to radiate body heat and detect prey moving underground.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    newborn pup
    A blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
  3. 3.
    adolescent
    An adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown and hunting alongside the pack.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Canidae
Genus
Vulpes
Species
Vulpes zerda