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The fennec is the smallest species of fox. Its coat, ears, and kidney functions have adapted to the desert environment with high temperatures and little water. It mainly eats insects, small mammals, and birds. The fennec has a life span of up to 14 years in captivity and about 10 years in the wild. Its main predators are the Verreaux's eagle-owl, jackals, and other large mammals.
Fennec families dig out burrows in the sand for habitation and protection, which can be as large as sqm and adjoin the burrows of other families.
Precise population figures are not known but are estimated from the frequency of sightings; these indicate that the fennec is currently not threatened by extinction. Knowledge of social interactions is limited to information gathered from captive animals.
The fennec's fur is prized by the indigenous peoples of North Africa, and in some parts of the world, it is considered an exotic pet. Its name comes from the species' Arabic name: fanak. Skull of a fennec fox A fennec fox digs its den in sand, either in open areas or places sheltered by plants with stable sand dunes. In compacted soils, dens are up to m2 large, with up to 15 different entrances. In some cases, different families interconnect their dens, or locate them close together.
