Overview
- Three bat-eared fox kits born to mother Winter and father Teddy have begun emerging from underground dens and are now visible to guests at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, the park said.
- Park staff say both parents are attentive and cooperative, and Teddy, a first-time father, watches the den as Winter leaves to forage.
- After spending their first weeks hidden, the pups will spend much of their time outside learning to forage for insects and termites under parental guidance.
- Bat-eared foxes are a small species native to eastern and southern Africa whose oversized ears help them hear and locate insect prey underground.
- The kits’ public debut gives the park a chance to educate visitors about the species and staff will continue monitoring the family as the pups grow and the kits’ sexes are determined.