Keepers at a Devon zoo are asking for the public’s help in naming the newly arrived furry pair.
Saturday 4 May 2024 16:59 UK
A pair of the world’s smallest foxes recently arrived at a zoo in Devon.
Exmoor Zoo now has a new cage just for fennec foxes, two years after it was planned.
This variety is native to northern regions Africainclude Moroccothe Sahara desert and Mauritania.
A nocturnal animal, the fennec fox lives in underground burrows in the desert where it stays cool.
Their characteristic large ears also help dissipate heat.
Also known as desert foxes, their prey includes small rodents, snakes, lizards, and insects such as grasshoppers and grasshoppers.
But they also eat eggs, roots, leaves, and fruits.
Exmoor Zoo co-partner Danny Reynolds said: “We’re all really excited and obsessed with the arrival of the fennec fox.”
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Keepers began calling the furry newcomers Lieutenant Wolf and Pretty Lady.
However, people are being asked to contact the zoo and share their ideas for the name.