The Fennec Fox Is Native to Africa This cute fox can be found in its natural habitat in North Africa. It makes the Sahara Desert its home and can be found east, toward Sinai and Arabia.

The greatest threats to fennec fox populations are habitat loss and hunting. In North Africa, fennec foxes are trapped for exhibition or sale to tourists. As human populations expand, they are at ...

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.

Officials announced Thursday that the zoo's African Kopje is officially open. The area, which housed the lion habitat along with fennec foxes and others, had been closed for construction since August.

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.

The foxes are native to North African deserts. They hunt small mammals, reptiles, invertebrates and plant material. In the wild, Fennec foxes get all of their necessary water from their food.

One family, 37 different faces. From the recognizable and familiar like foxes, wolves, African wild dogs and coyotes to the lesser-known ones like the Japanese raccoon dog, fennec fox, dholes and ...