2-5 cubs are born per litter. Behavior Dig own or take over springhare burrows, which are kept quite clean. In the Serengeti the most frequent and normal social group is an adult pair and their young. Mark territory with urine and dung. Aggression is shown between foxes by snarling and growling, with ears flat against head.
Foxes show submission by rolling onto back and exposing underside.
Tail is used to confuse predators because it makes the fox seem large. Habitat well drained soils in semi-arid zones. Favours fairly open acacia woodlands and grassy plains. May help control rodent populations. Because bat-eared foxes are hunted for their pelts and killed by domesticated dogs, their numbers are apt to decline to zero with human habitation of an area.