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Fennec fox kit born at Taronga Zoo
7 ImagesA fennec fox kit has been introduced to the public at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. The smallest of the world's fox species, the fennec fox is native to northern Africa.
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Taronga Zoo is celebrating a birth from the world's smallest fox species, a tiny fennec fox kit.Credit:Paul Fahy/ Taronga Zoo
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The fennec fox has enormous bat-like ears that appear to be on loan from a much larger relative.Credit:Taronga Zoo
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The infant is the seventh for experienced parents Kebili and Zinder, who have successfully raised two previous litters.Credit:Taronga Zoo
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The kit has gone from being completely reliant on its parents to learning how to forage for food on its own.Credit:Taronga Zoo
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The kit weighed in at 640 grams this week and has begun to sample solid foods such as crickets, mealworms and mice.Credit:Taronga Zoo
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The ears can grow to more than 15 centimetres in length and help the foxes to dissipate heat and keep cool in the desert sun of northern Africa.Credit:Taronga Zoo
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The fennec fox kit is yet to be named by zookeepers. May we suggest Gilchrist?Credit:Taronga Zoo
