Fennec+Fox

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Introduction **__ **The Fennec fox is a small fox, found in the Northern rim of Sahara Desert of North Africa and across the Arabain peninsular. The fennce Fox can live up to 12 years old.**
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__** One or more cells **__ **- Peripheral blood mononuclear cells - Ear cells - Blood cells**

__ ** Growth or development ** __ **The fennce fox is the smallest out of all the foxes. It weights up to only 3.3 pounds ( 1.5 kg ). The fox is 8 inches ( 20 cm ) tall at the shoulder. The body length is 16 inches ( 40 cm ). The tail is 10 inches (25 cm ). The ears are 6 inches ( 15cm ). Their ears are huge**

__ **Respond** __ ** -Communicate with very high-pitched squeals, squeaks and gurgles. -They also wag their tail when happy or exited.

__ Reproduce __** ** The Fennec Fox mates for life, with all their family controlling its own habitat. At about 10 years old their sexual maturity begins. In the wild The fennce fox usually mate between January to February and give brith in Mrach and April. ** __ - Can go a long period ot time with out water - Biggest threat is humans and dogs -Killed by domestic dogs -They are captured for the pet trade and sold to locals for meat or killed for their fur. - Rare in some places becasue they have been hunted to be used as pets. - Playful animals - Energetic - Very curious - Very fast digger ** **__ Classification __
 * Facts ** __
 * - Is not threatned by extinction

Kingdom- Animalia- Meaning animal, Dosent make its own food

Phylum- Chordata- (Vertebrates means it has a spinal cord and a nerve cord)

Calss- Mammalia-(Mammals) (Doesn't lay eggs, warm blooded, has fur, and bears its young internally.)

Order- Carnivora-( Eats other animlas )

Family- Canidae-( It is a canine )

Genus Species- Vulpes ( fox ) zerda ( Arabic for fennec, meaning small fox ) former genus species: Fennecus ( small fox ) zerda) ( The binomial nomenclature name or the organism )**

__** Features **__ ** Very large ears- (Large ears help the fox to lose excess heat and able to hear its prey from a long distance away.)

Large black eyes- ( Gives them excellent night time vision. )

Narrow pointed snout- ( Help it smell. )

Sharp curved claws on feet- ( Helps the fennec fox to move through the desert )

Hair on soles on feet- (To protect their feet from the heat of the burning desert sand.)

White belly- ( Good Camouflage. )

Sand-colored fur- (Good camouflage in their desert habitat also the fur helps them through cold nights.)

Long reddish brown bushy tail with a black tip- (Helps the fox to change direction quickly and keep's the fox feet and nose warm when it curls up to sleep.) ** __**Adapatation**__
 * These features has helped the Fennec fox to live through the Sahara Desert. **