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bat-eared fox
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bat-eared fox

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Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
(credit: Mark Boulton from The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers—EB Inc.)
Species (Otocyon megalotis) of large-eared fox found in open, arid areas of eastern and southern Africa. It has 48 teeth (six more than any other canine) and, except for its unusually large ears, looks like the red fox. It grows to a length of about 32 in. (80 cm), including a 12-in. (30-cm) tail, and weighs 7–10 lbs (3–4.5 kg). It lives alone or in small groups and feeds primarily on insects, especially termites.
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mesomelas and Otocyon populations, the mechanisms of rabies maintenance are poorly understood; because surveillance is scanty, discerning true spatial and temporal disease patterns is difficult (5,8,29).
Canine rabies ecology in Southern Africa by Bingham, John / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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