Fennec fox Vulpes zerda

Animals in our sanctuary

Zuri

Date of birth

01-01-2011

Date taken in

04-04-2011

Zuri, Tsiga, Vinjara, Shujamaa, Zwadi and Wepezi were seized together at an animal dealer. The police invaded the house and found that many animals had been obtained unofficially and that the animals were being held in poor conditions.

Wepezi

Date of birth

01-01-2011

Date taken in

04-04-2011

Wepezi, Tsiga, Vinjara, Shujamaa, Zwadi and Zuri were seized together at an animal dealer. The police invaded the house and found that many animals had been obtained unofficially and that the animals were being held in poor conditions.

Vinjara

Date of birth

01-01-2013

Date taken in

24-09-2013

Vinjara, Zuri, Tsiga, Shujamaa, Zwadi and Wepezi were seized together at an animal dealer. The police invaded the house and found that many animals had been obtained unofficially and that the animals were being held in poor conditions.

Tsiga

Date of birth

01-01-2013

Date taken in

24-09-2013

Tsiga, Zuri, Vinjara, Shujamaa, Zwadi and Wepezi were seized together at an animal dealer. The police invaded the house and found that many animals had been obtained unofficially and that the animals were being held in poor conditions.

Zwadi

Date of birth

01-01-2011

Date taken in

04-04-2011

Zwadi, Tsiga, Vinjara, Shujamaa, Zuri and Wepezi were seized together at an animal dealer. The police invaded the house and found that many animals had been obtained unofficially and that the animals were being held in poor conditions.

Lily

Date of birth

24-09-2013

Date taken in

24-09-2013

Lily was handed over to a NHC by a private person and ended up in De Zonnegloed. Now she can live with her peers and call De Zonnegloed her home.

Where does he feel most at home?

The fennec fox is very well adapted to the life in the deserts of North Africa and West Asia. The presence of grasses or light vegetation is important. He uses them to sleep on, to take shelter underneath and to make a nest.

What's his favourite food?

They like to eat insects, eggs, birds, lizards and rodents, but the fennec fox also eats fruit, leaves and roots. He usually searches for his food at night. He doesn’t have to drink in principle; he uses the vegetation as a source of water.

Fun fact

The ears of the fennec fox are perhaps their most characteristic appearance. They are very large compared to the small skull. The ears are 15 cm long and are used both to get rid of heat and to locate prey. They’re able to hear sounds that come from many centimetres underneath the sand.