A Fennec fox was voluntarily surrendered to Oakland Zoo, which will care for her until finding her a suitable home. Raising wild animals as pets is not a good idea, zoo officials say.

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Fennec foxes mark their territory and, as the habitat is a desert, they need a lot of it to find sufficient food. As they are omnivores, they are able to find enough food to sustain them.

Fennec foxes also require huge amounts of enrichment and social engagement. In the wild, they live in groups of up to 10 individuals, but are often sold individually by the pet trade.

The fennec foxes are the smallest species of fox in the world, weighing only one to three pounds. They are desert dwellers with very large ears that help them listen for their prey in the sand.

Three of Niabi's Fennec fox pairs have reared 19 kits over the last few years. According to keepers, it is one of the most successful Fennec programs in the country.

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — Capron Park Zoo officials said one of their fennec foxes has died. Fezz had just turned 12 years old, the zoo wrote on Facebook. The zoo said Fezz had been suffering ...

A seven-week old fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) at the Ramat Gan Safari zoo, November 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ) In captivity fennecs can live up to 14 years.

Fennec foxes have a high mortality rate and the triplets, born to parents, Mali and Tabari, are the only surviving cubs in the UK since 2008.

Fennec foxes are crepuscular, meaning they are typically active at dawn and twilight. Those may be the times of day they are most energetic and playful.

A 3-month-old fennec fox is full of energy and ready to play in the Children's Zoo Nursery at the San Diego Zoo. The young male, who weighs just 1.5 pounds, is in quarantine before being training ...