Females normally give birth once a year, in late winter or early spring. Gestation is 50 to 52 days with 2 to 5 young in a litter. Fennec Fox is the smallest canid, but has the relatively largest ears. Their feet have hairy soles, enabling the animal to run in loose sand and shield from the heat of the burning desert. Nocturnal and quite agile.
Males mark territories with urine.
Lives in groups of up to 10 individuals.