Photos with Fennec Fox. Geography Continents. North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa. Biome Desert and Xeric Shrublands. Climate zones Arid. Habits and Lifestyle Fennec foxes make dens beneath stable sand dunes. Group name. Terrestrial, Altricial. Diet and Nutrition This animal is an omnivore, eating mostly leaves, roots and fruits. Diet Omnivore. Population Trend. Least concern LC. Population Population threats Currently there are no major global-wide threats to fennecs.
Population number Current population numbers are not known, but assumed to be adequate, as traders in Northern Africa often trap Fennec foxes for exhibition or the tourist trade. Ecological niche Fennecs are predators, controlling numbers of birds, small mammals, reptiles, insects, and other invertebrates within their territories.
Fun Facts for Kids Fennecs can purr like a cat when content. A Fennec fox is the smallest of the wild canids. A male is called a "reynard", while the female is a "vixen" and the babies "kits". A group is called a "leash" or a "skulk".
Skip to content Home Assignment What kind of food does a Fennec fox eat? Ben Davis April 9, What kind of food does a Fennec fox eat? What is owning a Fennec fox like? Is it safe to have a Fennec fox as a pet? Does chocolate kill foxes? Like most desert dwellers, Fennec Foxes have developed the ability to go for indefinite periods without water. They are monogamous and the pair lives with their offspring in a family unit of up to 10 individuals. Usually a litter of 2 to 5 kits are born every year, after a gestation period of around 50 days.
The male provides food and defends the burrow which can be up to 10 metres in length until the kits are 4 weeks old. They are weaned at 61 to 70 days reaching adult size and sexual maturity after only 9 to 11 months. They live up to 10 years in the wild. There have been some instances of multiple family groups sharing a complex den. Fennec foxes typically give birth to one litter of pups per year, with between two and five young in a litter.
During the four to six weeks of rutting season, males can become extremely aggressive and will mark their territory with urine. Females will go into estrus for one to two days, and following copulation the gestation period lasts between 50 and 53 days. Males defend females before and during birth, and will provide food to the female until the pups are about 4 weeks old.
Young are born fully furred but blind; their eyes open after eight to 11 days, and they are able to walk at about 2 weeks. Pups usually nurse for their first 10 weeks of life and become mature at 9 to 11 months. Nocturnal animals, fennec foxes will hide out in burrows during daylight to avoid the hottest portion of the day. They create the burrows themselves, often digging out a series of tunnels that can reach up to 32 feet 10 meters in length. It is not uncommon for these dens to have multiple entrances and exits to provide a safe escape in the event of an outside threat.
The primary threat to fennec foxes is human interference. They are commonly trapped for exhibition or sale to tourists, and there have been limited instances of human settlements encroaching on fennec populations.
Native populations in the Sahara region also hunt fennec foxes. Skip to main content.
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