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|appearance=Fennec has large blonde and pink ears, trimmed with white tufts of fur. Her hair is light blonde with lighter portions that resemble the real life facial pattern, with black tendrils on either side of her head to resemble whiskers. Her eyes are dark brown. She wears a pink sweater with a white pleated skirt. She wears a yellow and white gradient scarf, tied into a bow. She has long yellow and white gradient gloves with white fur cuffs. She wears matching yellow and white gradient thigh-high socks with fur cuffed penny loafers. | |appearance=Fennec has large blonde and pink ears, trimmed with white tufts of fur. Her hair is light blonde with lighter portions that resemble the real life facial pattern, with black tendrils on either side of her head to resemble whiskers. Her eyes are dark brown. She wears a pink sweater with a white pleated skirt. She wears a yellow and white gradient scarf, tied into a bow. She has long yellow and white gradient gloves with white fur cuffs. She wears matching yellow and white gradient thigh-high socks with fur cuffed penny loafers. | ||
|reallife=The fennec fox is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa. It's most distinctive feature is their large ears, which helps them dissipate heat. The name comes from the Arabic word فنك (pronounced fanak), which means fox. The fennec is the smallest species of candid, its coat, ears and kidney functions have evolved to adapt to high-temperature, low-water, desert environments. In addition, it has hearing sensitive enough to hear prey moving underground. | |reallife=The fennec fox is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa. It's most distinctive feature is their large ears, which helps them dissipate heat. The name comes from the Arabic word فنك (pronounced fanak), which means fox. The fennec is the smallest species of candid, its coat, ears and kidney functions have evolved to adapt to high-temperature, low-water, desert environments. In addition, it has hearing sensitive enough to hear prey moving underground. | ||
[[File:fennecfox1.jpg| | [[File:fennecfox1.jpg|300px|thumb|left|A Fennec Fox protecting its den.]] | ||
The fennec is found in North Africa and Asia. The range is from Morocco through to Egypt, as far south as northern Niger and as far east as Kuwait. The typical den is dug in sand, either in open areas or places sheltered by plants with stable sand dunes considered to be their ideal habitat. In compacted soils, dens can be up to 120 square meters, with up to 15 different entrances. In some cases different families of fennecs interconnect their dens, or locate them close together. In soft, looser sand, dens tend to be simpler with only one entrance leading to a single chamber. | The fennec is found in North Africa and Asia. The range is from Morocco through to Egypt, as far south as northern Niger and as far east as Kuwait. The typical den is dug in sand, either in open areas or places sheltered by plants with stable sand dunes considered to be their ideal habitat. In compacted soils, dens can be up to 120 square meters, with up to 15 different entrances. In some cases different families of fennecs interconnect their dens, or locate them close together. In soft, looser sand, dens tend to be simpler with only one entrance leading to a single chamber. | ||
Weighing around only one kilogram, the fennec is the smallest of all foxes. It is easily recognized by its massive ears which are about 10 centimeters in length, its large, black eyes and small muzzle. The fur of the fennec fox is long, soft and sandy colored providing excellent camouflage in the desert. The face is lighter with a dark streak that extends from the inner eye down and outward to either side of the muzzle. Their thick bushy tail is a little more reddish, with a black tip and a black patch near the base. | Weighing around only one kilogram, the fennec is the smallest of all foxes. It is easily recognized by its massive ears which are about 10 centimeters in length, its large, black eyes and small muzzle. The fur of the fennec fox is long, soft and sandy colored providing excellent camouflage in the desert. The face is lighter with a dark streak that extends from the inner eye down and outward to either side of the muzzle. Their thick bushy tail is a little more reddish, with a black tip and a black patch near the base. | ||