A small, African, foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawn color, remarkable for the large size of its ears.

a desert fox, here is a LINK to some pictures

a pale fawn-colored African fox

a three-pound desert dweller native to the Middle East, sharp-toothed and short-tempered, with enormous ears and dark, soulful eyes

the world's smallest fox; inhabits the Sahara. The fennec's exceptionally large ears help disperse heat and give it acute hearing.

The Fennec is a small fox found in the Sahara Desert of North Africa (excluding the coast) which has distinctive oversized ears. Although some authorities classify this as the only species of the genus Fennecus, it is shown here in the genus Vulpes. Its name is derived from the Arabic word for "fox".