When bat-eared fox starts searching for food, it moves with its head lowered as with the ears, which are like antennas, unerringly discerns the slightest sound of insects that are hidden under the ground surface, which are food to this animal. The long-eared fox also sometimes feeds with small rodents or lizards.

It goes in search for food in the early morning when insects and awaken and at dusk, when the outside temperature is bearable. The rest of the time foxes spend in the lair or the dense undergrowth of the prairie which they also inhabit. These foxes sometimes eat larger animals such as lizards. These long-eared animals nature has endowed a large number of teeth - from 46 to 51; so it would be easier for them to break and chew insects, especially scorpions.

It is believed that male of long-eared fox stays faithful to one female for life. They jointly care for youngsters who are kept in the lair which they dig in the ground. Male and female, with nearly identical appearance, spend their free time in nibbling and gently cuddling. When paired, these foxes are happier and longer-lived. At the beginning of the rainy season in October or November, a female gives birth to two to six cubs and suckle them for four months.

This strange looking animal inhabits regions from Somalia to South Africa.

ID card:
Name: bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
Family: Canidae
Appearance: body length from 50 to 60 cm, height 35 to 40 cm, weighing 3 to 4.5 kg
Length of ears: about 13 cm
Life expectancy: about six years
Habitat: prairies and deserts
Diet: insects, especially termites and locusts, feeding also on fruits and plants, birds and small mammals, eggs, rodents and lizards

Find more about this strange looking animal at: http://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/bat-eared-fox

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