Fennec Fox This baby fennec fox is a small, nocturnal fox that lives in the Sahara desert in North A

This baby fennec fox is a small, nocturnal fox that lives in the Sahara desert in North Africa (even the adults are adorable with their giant ears). It digs burrows in the desert and its big ears have a high surface area to dissipate heat. Fennec foxes are one of the few social mammals that form lifelong monogamous pairs. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the French aviator and author of Le Petit Prince, supposedly kept a pet fennec fox.

(Look up your state’s regulations on owning exotic animals to see if your dreams have been crushed)

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