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6. Fennec fox
The fennec fox or fennec is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa.
Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which also serve to dissipate heat.
The fennec is the smallest species of canid. Its coat, ears, and kidney functions have adapted to high-temperature, low-water, desert environments. In addition, its hearing is sensitive enough to hear prey moving underground. It mainly eats insects, small mammals, and birds.
The fennec fox is bred commercially as an exotic house pet. Breeders tend to remove the young kits from the mother to hand-rear, as owners prefer tamer and more handleable foxes, thereby making them more expensive.