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fennecSmall nocturnal desert fox Fennecus zerda found in North Africa and Arabia. It has a head and body only 40 cm/1.3 ft long, and its enormous ears act as radiators to lose excess heat. It eats insects and small animals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The North American kit fox and Saharan fennec fox (above) have normal body temperatures, and radiate excess desert heat from blood vessels in their large ears, like heat from a radiator. Saab Dynamics has received an order from the Danish Air Materiel Command for upgrading of HeliTOW systems on the Danish Army's Fennec anti-tank helicopters. Cactus Films earned an Award for Fennec produced by Andre A. |
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