A photo purportedly showing an endangered animal known as a "fennec hare" has been circulating online since at least 2008 when it was created for a "Worth 1000" photoshop contest: When the above ...

While all endangered species are worth saving, ... 8 Things You Didn't Know About the Fennec Fox. 6. of 10. Pygmy Hippos . jeep2499 / Shutterstock.

The fennec fox is the smallest canid species in the world, averaging three and a half pounds and usually topping out at about 12 inches in length. Its ears alone can be three to six inches tall.

The fennec fox is the world’s smallest wild dog - about 20 cm tall. It’s also very shy, and it lives in small burrows somewhere in the Sahara desert! We knew it would be a challenge to film.

Noelle, a fennec fox, died at the age of 12, the Phoenix Zoo said in an Instagram post on Jan. 7. ... These foxes do well in ...