If anyone spots the little fox, they are asked not to approach the animal, but to call zoo staff at (760) 346-5694. A female bat-eared fox is on the loose at Living Desert Zoo Gardens in Palm Desert.

Meet the Bat-Eared Fox, an Unusual Animal That Can Hear Insects Burrowing Underground Get to know the bat-eared fox, an insect-eating creature found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa (and ...

As director of the university’s Urban Canid Project, Drake began studying the red fox in 2014 and is among the early researchers to document the animal’s expansion into U.S. urban settings.