Eric Baccega / Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis). Beauval Zoo Parc, France. Captive.

Hermann Brehm / Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) young at den, Ndutu, Tanzania.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) in the scrub at night. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. November

Tony Heald / Bat eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) standing alert, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana

Charlie Summers / Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) in hunting pose as it listens for underground burrowing insects. Kgalagadi, South Africa.

Charlie Summers / Five Bat-eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis) huddling together in the early morning for warmth. Auob River Bed, Kgalagadi, South Africa.

Denis-Huot / Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) pups near den, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, November.

Denis-Huot / Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) pups near den, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, November.

Denis-Huot / Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) near den, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, November.

Denis-Huot / Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) pup near den, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, November.

Solvin Zankl / Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) rear view, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namib Desert, Namibia.

Solvin Zankl / Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) walking, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namib Desert, Namibia.