#ruppells fox

fuck it. autism poll. pictures of all the aforementioned foxes under the cut ⬇️

african canids/canines! also on my etsy as a sticker sheet and print

Some images of ruppell's fox according to image search

Some images of kit foxes also according to image search

Named after the German Naturalist Eduard Ruppell, the Ruppell’s fox (or Ruppell’s sand fox) is one of the twelve species of true foxes. Found in the dry regions of North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, these small foxes are very well adapted to life in the desert. They have huge ears to keep them cool and allow them to hear small prey, a light-colored coat that helps them camouflage and stay cool, and fur on the bottom of their feet to protect their paw-pads and help them run faster in sand.

Like the fennec fox, Ruppell’s foxes prefer cold temperatures over hot temperatures, so they are crepuscular or nocturnal. They spend the day in a burrow, moving to new burrows every 4-6 days. It’s unclear why they do this, but it probably helps them avoid predators like jackals. These burrows are quite small, so when they have kits they move to a slightly larger burrow. Unlike most fox burrows, theirs very rarely have multiple entrances.

Water can be hard to find in the Ruppell’s fox’s desert habitat. As legend has it, the foxes drink by raising their heads to the breeze and getting water from the wind. Really, though, they get almost all the water they need from their prey. They are omnivores, so this prey includes plants, birds, insects, lizards, and small mammals.

I rate the Ruppell’s Fox 10/10. Amazing giant ears

Finn and his big brother Rupert are having a fun spooky month! Are you?

Finn and Rupert are on another quest for a new kind of berry! This comic doubles as fan art for three of my favorite video games of all time! Can you guess what they are? (Don’t look at post tags lol). Hint below: Abbreviations for the games are NITW, OaTBF/OaTWotW, and HK.

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I never posted Yuni’s reference image on here until now, huh?

This is Yuni, one of my ocs :3 I might set this as my icon idk.