Where results make sense

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us

Topic: Bat eared Fox

    Note: these results are not from the primary (high quality) database.

Bat-eared Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Bat-eared Fox is a canid of the African savanna. Bat-eared Foxes visit termite hills, follow locust swarms or stay close to herds of zebras or antelopes in order to feed on the insects landing on their excrements. Bat-eared Foxes are nocturnal animals, that live in small groups consisting of a couple and their young. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bat-eared_Fox   (241 words)

Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The presence of foxes all over the globe has led to their appearance in the popular culture and folklore of many nations, tribes, and other cultural groups. In many cultures, the fox is a familiar animal of folklore, a symbol of cunning and trickery. Male foxes are known as dogs or tods, females are referred to as vixens, and their young are called kits or cubs, as well as pups. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fox   (785 words)

Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) In the Serengeti, bat-eared foxes appear to be particularly abundant in woodland boundary habitats. Berry, M.P.S. Aspects of the ecology and behavior of the bat-eared fox Otocyon megalotis (Demarest, 1822) in the Upper Limpopo River Valley. The bat-eared fox tends to avoid long grass areas, perhaps due to the risk of predation. www.canids.org /SPPACCTS/otocyon.htm   (739 words)

Bat-eared Fox Bat-eared foxes are also shot by farmers, who don’t realize that the fox is valuable for its predation on insects and rodents, and that it doesn’t prey on farm animals. Bat-eared foxes are curious animals that are drawn to humans to watch their activities. These foxes are unique—rather than hunt mammals like other members of the dog family, bat-eared fox’s diets are mostly made up of insects. www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Batearedfox.asp   (428 words)

Ladywildlife's Bat Eared Fox Page The bat eared fox is one of the most peculiar members of the dog family. Bat eared Fox and Man: After the leopard, humans are the greatest enemy of the bat eared fox. The bat eared fox is also known as the long eared fox, the big eared fox, and the black eared fox. ladywildlife.com /animal/batearedfox.html   (904 words)

Bat Eared Fox - Mammals - Flora and Fauna - Tourism of Botswana Bat Eared Fox - Mammals - Flora and Fauna - Tourism of Botswana The ears may reach a length of 14cm and are dark at the back, particularly at the tip; the insides of the ears are white or light in colour. When foraging it appears to wander aimlessly, stopping periodically with ears turned to the ground; when food is located it digs shallow holes with the forepaws. www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw /flora_and_fauna/bat_eared.html   (304 words)

Bat-eared Foxes in the Serengeti Between 1986 and 1989, 90% (N=94) of the mortality suffered by a population of known individual bat-eared foxes was caused by disease (Figure 3). Bat-eared foxes, to a greater extent than other canids, have virtually given up preying on vertebrates and feed on insects (Nel, 1978; Berry, 1980; Smithers, 1983). Infected foxes soon became too weak to forage and usually died within a week of the onset of clinical symptoms. www.canids.org /PUBLICAT/CNDNEWS2/otocyon.htm   (2510 words)

fox on Encyclopedia.com Foxes are occasionally preyed upon by larger carnivores, such as wolves and bobcats, as well as by humans and their dogs; birds of prey may capture the young. During the breeding season a fox pair establishes a den, often in a ground burrow made by another animal, in which the young are raised; the male hunts for the family. Solitary most of the year, foxes do not live in dens except in the breeding season; they sleep concealed in grasses or thickets, their tails curled around them for warmth. www.encyclopedia.com /html/f1/fox.asp   (767 words)

Bat-Eared Fox The spoor of bat-eared foxes is often found around gerbil warrens, where several families of gerbils have their burrows in a sandy bank. The predominantly insect diet of the bat-eared fox is reflected in the structure of its teeth. The length of the ears is presumed to be an adaptation to life in hot, and country, whereby the fox is able to lose excess heat through the large surface of the ears. www.vulpes.org /foxden/information/bat-eared.htm   (868 words)

Bat-Eared Fox The Bat-Eared Fox is mostly noctournal preferring to go on termite hunting expeditions in the cooler nights. This fox lives mainly in the open grasslands and grassy deserts of Southern and Central Africa. This fox is one of the strangest foxes that you'll ever see. www.geocities.com /RainForest/4707/Bat.html   (224 words)

The Living Desert - Bat-eared Fox Bat-eared foxes' coats are yellowish-brown with brown feet and ear tips and blackish brown faces. The Bat-eared fox roams all types of savanna and open plains across eastern and southern Africa. Foxes' legs are relatively short, and tails bushy, darkening in color towards the tip. www.livingdesert.org /animals/bat_eared_fox.asp   (253 words)

Bat-eared Fox Bat-eared foxes prey mainly on insects (harvester termites in summer and ants in the winter), but will also take invertebrates as well as some fruit. These foxes are nocturnal and prefer a habitat of open woodland and grassy plains. There are generally from 2 to 5 cubs, which are born in a den that is sometimes dug by the foxes but more often is an abandoned den excavated by some other animal. www.jeannieshouse.com /jungle/bat-eared_fox/bat_eared_fox.html   (196 words)

bat eared fox Bat-eared Foxes are regularly encountered in the vicinity of several CC Africa lodges. The Bat-eared Fox might be the smallest member of the canine family in sub-Saharan Africa, but it is certainly one of the most fascinating. While out foraging, with their head down, the foxes are vulnerable to predators ranging from leopards and lions, to pythons and eagle-owls. www.wildwatch.com /resources/mammals/batearedfox.asp   (608 words)

Pictures of animals Bat-eared Fox A nocturnal animal, the bat-eared fox feeds mainly on insects, rodents, ground nesting birds and scorpions. The Bat-eared Fox is a small animal similar to a Jackal. The Bat-eared fox has large bat-like ears, long legs and a short muzzle. www.bushveld.co.za /pictures-of-bat-eared-fox.htm   (40 words)

Harnas - Bat-eared Fox Bat-eared foxes can be found in the eastern and southern part of Africa. Hyaenas and big predators are the main enemies of the bat ear foxes. The long ears (up to 10cm) enable them to locate their prey, mainly insects, easily. www.harnas.org /en/about/animals/batearedfox.php   (128 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - bat-eared fox Old World fruit bats have long, narrow, foxlike or doglike muzzles, while common vampire bats and their... Ear: long-eared bat, animal with ears as long as its body Old World fruit bats measure 17.0 to 40.6 cm (7 to 16 in) in length and weigh up to 1.3 kg (2.9 lb). ca.encarta.msn.com /bat-eared_fox.html   (132 words)

Bat-Eared Fox Animal Africa... The Bat-Eared Fox has a silver-gray fluffy coat, a black-tipped bushy tail with a black stripe on top. The Bat-Eared Fox is mainly nocturnal, lying up during the day in burrows. An outstanding feature is the enormous ears, which are black on the outside and white inside. lionsands.krugerpark.co.za /africa_bat-eared_fox.html   (264 words)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Otocyon megalotis Malcolm, J.R. Socio-ecology of bat-eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis). The bat-eared fox has a disjunct distribution range, occurring across the arid and semi-arid regions of eastern and southern Africa in two discrete populations (representing each of the known subspecies) separated by about 1,000 km. Bat-eared fox behavioural ecology and the incidence of rabies in the Serengeti National Park. www.redlist.org /search/details.php?species=15642   (966 words)

This Seductive 'Brit' is One Foxy Lady Bat eared foxes are distributed in two main populations - in East Africa, where they favour grassy plains and open woodlands, and in the arid zones of South-west Africa. The bat-eared fox is the only canid to have more or less abandoned mammalian prey in favour of insects, which nowadays make up much of its diet - termites and grasshoppers in particular. The fox's spoor, incidentally, is easy to read, one of the hunters in the family informed me. There is always a straight line through the middle of the paw marks in the snow - etched out by the trailing "brush," of course. www.animalorphanagekenya.com /members/foxy_lady.php   (3923 words)

Bat-eared Fox, Loffelhund, L'Otocyon, Otocyon megalotis Besides the large ears, the bat-eared fox is set apart from other foxes by its unique dentition. Description: The bat-eared fox's name comes from its enormous ears, which are 114 to 135 mm long. The Harvester termite (Hodotermes) and dung beetles (Scarabidae) can make up 80 percent of the fox's diet www.gateway-africa.com /fuanaflora/Animals/BatearedFox.html   (182 words)

bat-eared fox --  Encyclopædia Britannica The bat-eared fox is like the red fox in appearance but has unusually large ears. In Germany the large mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) leaves its winter quarters in Brandenburg in March or... In most regions where the fox has forest cover, it has survived in spite of hunting, trapping, and poisoning. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9013700   (828 words)

Bat-eared Fox African Animals Fox Wildlife Safari.info. They are neither true foxes nor true jackals, and have a habit of twisting and dodging when being pursued, in order to confuse and shake off their pursuer. The offspring (usually 3 to 5 young) are born in a burrow. The back of the ears are brown and insides are white. www.wildlifesafari.info /fox_bat-eared.html   (219 words)

Bat-eared Fox :: Saint Louis Zoo Among foxes, the bat-eared fox takes second prize for big ears: only the Fennec Fox has ears that are larger in relation to its body size. Finally, the fox makes visual signals with its ears to help keep in contact with other members of its family group. A family group shares one or more dens, which the foxes either dig from scratch or create by enlarging another animal’s burrow. stlzoo.org /animals/abouttheanimals/mammals/carnivores/batearedfox.htm   (311 words)

Bat-eared fox - Travel Africa Magazine The Bat-eared fox is a common sight, as they are active during the cooler parts of the day, becoming more nocturnal in summer. When the ants are abundant, the foxes will remain close together, but when they are seeking beetles, grubs or grasshoppers, they tend to spread out more, sometimes keeping to as much as 100 metres apart. When feeding, the ears flip back while feeding and digesting, but are held forward again when the search for food continues. www.travelafricamag.com /content/view/687/72   (391 words)

African bat-eared fox Description: This fox is mostly yellowish brown with some black on the feet, face, and tips of the ears and tail. The Name "Fox": "Fox" is an Old English word for the animal. Or go to the Fox Index to study other foxes. www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/257.htm   (222 words)

Dogs: Bat-eared fox Information and Pictures Another interesting characteristic of this fox is their unusual teeth for a canid. It is thought that the large ears which are characteristic of many desert animals help dissipate heat. greyish brown, with black legs and ears, a black stripe on their tail, and a black mask around their eyes and muzzle. www.worldscreatures.com /land-species/mammals/dogs/bat-eared-fox.htm   (126 words)

Bat-eared Fox {Otocyon megalotis} - South Africa Wildlife The Bat-eared Fox is the only canid to have largely abandoned mammalian prey in favour of insects. Characterized by large dish like ears and grey-black markings, the bat-eared Fox lives mainly in the open grasslands and grassy deserts of Southern and Central Africa. The Bat-eared Fox {Otocyon megalotis} The Bat-eared Fox is the only canid to have largely abandoned... www.sa-venues.com /wildlife/wildlife_bat_eared_fox.htm   (245 words)

Nanania Safari Ranch and Bat-Eared Fox Project - Maltahoehe / Namibia Nanania is not only a guestfarm, but also the home of the Bat-Eared Fox project. In the year 2000 we have established this project for the research and protection of small predators on farmland. If you are interested in gaining insight into the life of these animals, you are very welcome to watch us as we do our work. www.namibia-info.net /accommodation/nanania_ranch.htm   (147 words)

BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Bat-eared fox Bat-eared foxes are not considered to be endangered, although they are hunted for their pelts. The bat-eared fox is the only canid to have largely abandoned mammalian prey in favour of insects. Bat-eared foxes have large, wide ears, a short narrow mouth, and long jackal-like legs. www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/159.shtml   (176 words)

The Living Edens "In The Wild-The Bat Eared Fox" Bat-eared foxes live in dens underground, safe from predators and the elements. Always alert outside of the den, bat-eared foxes listen for danger and will scurry into their burrows to hide. Quick and skillful hunters, bat-eared foxes are prevalent in Etosha. www.pbs.org /edens/etosha/bat_eared_fox.htm   (96 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us   Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.