Fennec Fox.

Fennec fox- fox living in the desert of North Africa. This breed foxes belong to the genus "Fennecus". This fox received from Aabic word "fanak", which means "fox".
Fennec fox one of the smallest animals of canines, foxes size smaller than domestic cat. Animal waight is about 1.5 kg, body length- 30-40cm. Pointed snout and short. Ears of this breed are large in relation to the head, length 15 cm This feature helps to cool the body in a particularly hot days. To walk on hot sand, stop fox pubescent. Teeth small, especially canines. The eyes are large.
Color cover - white bottom and top yellow or reddish. Tail with a white tip, fluffy. Young Fennec, in color, almost all white.
One of the methods of obtaining food in these foxes - scooping food out of the earth and sand. Hunt alone, like almost all kinds of foxes. Fennec is omnivorous, feeding on how plant roots, fruits and carrion, small vertebrates, eggs and insects. Due to its large ears, Fennec picks the quietest rustle which publish his victims. Fox can remain long without water as necessary receives liquid from berries and plants on which it feeds. This animals are very thrifty, so always makes the food supply.
What is the exact number of these individuals is not known, as Fennec - objects for hunting, they are caught and sold, as pets, as well as being killed for their fur.