#bat-eared fox
Bat-eared foxes use their enormous ears to hunt for prey which, unlike most foxes, consists mainly of invertebrates. Their hearing is so sensitive, they can even discern insects hidden underground.
Image credit: Hendri Venter
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Cute Eyes…,
….That’s If Bat-eared Foxes Can Be Cute?
Exmoor Zoo, Devon, England April 2015.
Nikon D300 VR 70-300 f4.5 - 5.6G Shot at 112mm f4.8 1/640th sec
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Bat Eared Fox
I haven’t played with these black and white drawings for a while!
Bat-Eared Fox
Named for it’s large ears, the bat-eared fox is a canid species that inhabits open plains of Africa where termites and other bugs are found. Interestingly, termites make up 80% of the fox’s diet. This makes them insectivorous. A single fox can eat up to 1.15 million termites a year. Also, because of their insect diet, they have unusual teeth are much smaller than other canids.
The bat-eared fox is very social. They live in groups that can have up to fifteen foxes. Mothers will birth 1-6 kits. Parental roles switch with the bat-eared fox. After the kits are birthed, the male will take over and groom, carry, and defend it’s kits.
The bat-eared fox is not endangered, and not even threatened, really. However, as human population grows, settlements have slowly taken their territory. They have also, rarely, been known to be hunted for their fur.
Photo by: Shaun Dunphy via Flickr
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