Their population is stable, largely because their remote desert habitat is inhospitable to human development. Unlike rainforests or wetlands, the Sahara is not prime real estate. Their primary threats include:
If you want to see a Fennec, don’t go to the zoo at noon. You have to return at dusk. They are strictly . They spend the brutal daylight hours in their cool dens, emerging only when the sun dips below the horizon to hunt. Fennec
They avoid open, barren sand seas (Ergs) and prefer stable sand dunes with sparse scrub vegetation or Sabkhas (salt flats). The vegetation provides shelter, denning sites, and a habitat for the insects and small vertebrates they hunt. A Fennec family will dig a den that can be up to 32 feet long and 6.5 feet deep, creating a humid, cool refuge away from the dry heat above. Their population is stable, largely because their remote
They communicate constantly using a complex language: You have to return at dusk