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The fennec (Vulpes zerda) frequent the Saharan regions of southern Tunisia.

The fennec is a small fox that does not exceed 1.5 kg for a length of 35 to 40 cm.  While it has adapted to life in the desert. Its clear coat blends with the color of sand. By its nocturnal lifestyle, avoids hot weather. It is able to survive several days without drinking and also has very hairy soles that allow him to run in soft sand without sinking too deep.But these are the ears that are its better adaptation to the desert. They are 10 to 15 cm long. Horn-shaped, they have a dual purpose.
First, the fennec is able to identify the sound rare prey which he treats as gerbils, birds or sauterelles.D'autre hand, his big ears serve as eliminate excess heat and lower its temperature.

Indeed, the low density of available prey that each fennec has a large area and generally lives away from the other.

The day the fennec shelters big heat in a burrow that can be connected to others by a complex system of tunnels occupied by several individuals.

Fennec is the emblem, in recent years, the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development in Tunisia - Tunisian Labib.