▲ 111 ▼ Bat Eared Fox (lemmy.world) submitted 3 months ago by anon6789@lemmy.world to c/animals@lemmy.world 17 comments fedilink hide all child comments From Cincinnati Zoo Louise (Lou) our female bat eared fox being cute. 🥰 From the African savannah, the bat eared foxes are not true foxes, but are the sole member of their sister-genus, Otocyon.
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world [S] 8 points 3 months ago They are possibly named after the Egyptian Slit Faced Bat, who also have quite exceptionally large ears. permalink fedilink source