Characteristic features These animals have a brown-greyish fur, black coloured legs and ears as well as a black mask alike colouring around the eyes. They can reach a shoulder height from 30- 40cm and a weight between 2,5 to 5kg. Bat-eared foxes can be found in the eastern and southern part of Africa.
Special characteristics The long ears (up to 10 cm) enable them to locate their prey, mainly insects, easily. Furthermore they have an oversized number of molars, which help them to break the hard shell of the insects. bat-eared foxes live monogamy and maximum in a group of three. Their living area is non-territorial.
Hunting Bat-eared foxes hunt mainly during dawn and dusk.
Food Their main prey consists of insects, termites, bugs, mice and lizards.
Enemies Hyaenas and big predators are the main enemies of the bat-eared foxes.
Life expectancy Their life expectancy is about 5 years.
