In North Africa, fennec foxes are trapped for exhibition or sale to tourists. As human populations expand, they are at higher risk of being hit by cars. Conservation Status: ...

A fennec fox is native to the deserts of North Africa. Trixie’s little partner is Speedy. “Both are fixed and came from a breeder,” said Charlie Sammut, Monterey Zoo director.

The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is native to the deserts of Arabia and North Africa. It is the smallest fox species, but with some of the biggest hops: 3 feet, on a good day, the release said.

wrangel / Getty Images. Whereas the red fox — the fennec fox's more prevalent and widely distributed relative — is typically about 3 feet long, 2 feet tall, and weighs between 6 and 30 pounds ...

The fennec is the quintessential desert animal, whose range covers almost the entire North of Africa and the whole Sahara. It can survive without water by getting fluids from its prey.

A file photo of a Fennec fox, the smallest species of fox, and a native to the Sahara desert in Africa. The Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona uploaded an adorable video of one of their fennec foxes ...

Two African sand cats and two African fennec foxes are now on display near the lion exhibit at the zoo. The cat brothers are named Anubis and Osiris. The fox sisters are named Pink and Adele.

Call it an unlikely friendship. Putting a foxhound and four foxes in a room together is not a situation you would expect to end well. As its name so succinctly suggests, the foxhound is bred to ...

Smitten with fennec foxes? Find out all about these adorable canines, including whether they make a good pet or not.

A litter of North African fennec foxes cuddle with Mama, their surrogate mother, at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in backcountry Greenwich on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.