MyKrugerHoliday
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source ↗
Bat-eared Fox
Bakoorvos · Otocyon megalotis
A small, silvery fox with enormous ears that it uses like radar to listen for insects underground. Bat-eared foxes mostly eat termites and beetles, and their huge ears also keep them cool in the heat. They live in close family groups and are often seen in pairs or small bands, trotting and digging across open grassland in the cooler hours.
Log your Bat-eared Fox sighting — free →How to identify it
Tiny, sandy-grey fox with massive ears and a dark face-mask — far smaller than a jackal.
Look for its tracks
Tiny dog print with claws, four toes; small and dainty, often many tracks near their burrows.
Where to see it in Kruger
Uncommon in short open grassland and on plains, most active at dusk, dawn, and night.
Did you know
It can hear termites and beetle grubs crunching away beneath the soil before digging them out.
See it? Log it — free.
MyKrugerHoliday is a free, offline field guide and one-tap sighting log for a Kruger self-drive. No ads, no account, works with no signal.