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Bat-eared Foxes
Bat-eared Foxes, Auob riverbed, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
These nocturnal animals are mostly seen in the early mornings or late afternoons. When foraging they position their ears towards the ground to pick up sounds made by invertebrates - their main food source is harvester termites. Having tiny teeth their diet is restricted to insects, small rodents and fruit.
Bat-eared foxes are endemic to Africa. There are two subspecies: Otocyon megalotis megalotis is found throughout South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, and Otocyon megalotis virgatus is found in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
© Gerda van Schalkwyk. All rights reserved.
Bat-eared Foxes
Bat-eared Foxes, Auob riverbed, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
These nocturnal animals are mostly seen in the early mornings or late afternoons. When foraging they position their ears towards the ground to pick up sounds made by invertebrates - their main food source is harvester termites. Having tiny teeth their diet is restricted to insects, small rodents and fruit.
Bat-eared foxes are endemic to Africa. There are two subspecies: Otocyon megalotis megalotis is found throughout South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, and Otocyon megalotis virgatus is found in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
© Gerda van Schalkwyk. All rights reserved.