The Feennec Fox And The Sahara Desert

When one hears “desert”, we think of lifeless land, no color or animals. We think of endless land filled with nothing but golden brown sand and maybe a camel here or there. However, the desert, specifically the Sahara Desert is much more than a golden brown lifeless land. The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. It is said that the Sahara measures approximately 3,000 miles from east to west and between 800 and 1,200 miles from north to south and has a total area of 3,320,000 square miles but it does change from time to time with life ever-so changing. It is also bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. As big as it is, what

They’ve adapted nocturnal habits to help them survive the heat and the desert environment. The fennec foxes have bat like ears to keep and radiate heat from their bodies. They also have thick fur coats to help insulate them during the cold nights in the desert, which sounds crazy since it is a desert. Their feet are also very hairy to keep the heat off and are also “shovels” to help dig their dens in which they live in. With these adaptions, how is their diet and how do these adaptions & behaviors keep them and help them survive in the

Male fennecs mark their territory like any other male dog would, by urinating. Fennecs aren’t too big as they measure up to 2m. The foxes do not way much as they come in and weigh between 2.2lbs to about 3.3lbs. They become very aggressive during the mating season. For diet, most fennec foxes are “opportunist eaters”. They eat plants, rodents, insect’s, eggs, reptiles, etc. They have also adapted and learned how to go without water for long periods of time. Most of the foxes are cream colored with a black tipped tail. People locally in the Sahara like to keep them as pets to trade since their appearance is so adorable and are widely hunted for their fur. There is not data currently to represent how many fennec foxes are around, hopefully soon with technology ever so changing, there will be an easier device to help find the data on the fennec foxes. With a bit of knowledge on how animal’s survive the desert, how do humans