Talk:Fennec fox

message: wouldnt it be a good thing to place a " fennecs as pets" section here? they make wonderfull pets.....
Gabrielsimon 21:40, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: This question comes awfully close to being flamebait, as there are those who have very strong opinions about keeping non-domesticated animals as pets. That said, there is a section on the raccoon page, which is a similar situation... so I don't see this as a problem, though Wikipedia rules on keeping a neutral point of view should be observed. [shrug] This page is young. Go for it. See what happens. JRice 21:00, 2005 Jun 1 (UTC)
Do you have a fennec? If not, how do you know they make good pets? Dora Nichov 12:17, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Pets

message: if anyone wants to know more about the habits of domesticted fennecs, it might be good to join a yahoo group called fennec fox, or a cordial fennec group. or fennec resources. they have breeders and many owners as members, who might be able to asnwer questions.
Ketrovin 12:34, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: if it helps

message: If this source classifys the genus as vulpes why is the binominal name Fennecus zerda?--Bjw e bb (talk) 10:46, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Genus

message: I removed the Taxonomy section because it made questionable statements about the origin of "zerda". Someone had to have known what "zerda" meant in order to apply the name in the first place. Species names don't come out of nowhere. Coyoty 00:43, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Taxonomy

message: A very good children's book is "Mischief in Fez", set in Morocco and featuring a fennec named Baha as the boy protagonist's spirit guide to the world of the djinni.
68.8.166.237 05:38, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: fennec story hero

message: It strikes me that this page has fennec sometimes written with an upper case F and sometimes with lower case. Shouldn't someone work out standard spelling and do the whole page with one and the same name for this gorgeous animal? BuzzWoof 12:51, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fennec or fennec 

message: Some crosswords include the word asse for the Fennec and googling it comes up with a few uses, but I cannot find this  in dictionaries. Does anyone hear know in what context if any this name is/was used? And if so, should it be listed as an alias of the Fennec? 41.243.28.73 21:29, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Asse? 

message: I took this out because it doesn't really have to do with Fennec's but with exotic pets in general:
The issue of owning exotic pets is controversial. Requirements of behavior, diet, environment, socialization, and the demands of the time and attention needed to keep an exotic are often very high. Such factors may not be conducive to the lifestyle of an average person, be more than they are personally willing to invest, or even require special expertise. All these factors, along with the real or perceived danger in handling non- or semi-domesticated animals, are often strongly cited as reasons for never considering the purchase or adoption of an exotic pet. Whatever the decision, such factors must be considered in responsible ownership and care of any pet. 
Arthurian Legend 01:37, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exotic pets 

message: To say that one animal is more enjoyable than another is a matter of personal taste, and probably shouldn't be stated as fact.
89.125.45.167 09:25, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Enjoyment Of Pets 

message: The current version of the article says Fennecs are only located in North Africa and Saudi Arabia..  but I'm deployed to Iraq and I see these guys ALL the time (you have to be good at braking on loose gravel to avoid hitting them at night).   Anyone got enough free time to search out a verifiable resource so this location can be added to the article?  214.13.173.15 (talk) 13:33, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updating Geographical Locations 

message: I cannot believe that any animal could go for years without drinking water. This is most likely an exaggeration. 63.3.3.1 (talk) 05:14, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You underestimate the amount of water that can be obtained through food consumption, as well as other factors. The Fennec Fox is not the only animal that can go for extreme amounts of time between drinks of water. - UtherSRG (talk) 05:31, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Drinking Water comment

message: Is the main/first picture in the article of a Fennec fox? 
Its ears don't look long enough. Its head looks wrong - muzzle point vs head width. The body seems a bit big, too. 
Can a different picture be put up? Even if it actually IS a fennec, I think it'd be better to have the fox in the main picture look more fennec-like. 
Gatorgirl7563 (talk) 17:27, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed the image, following a thread at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dogs. Feel free to replace it with another one which is not in doubt... bobrayner (talk) 17:53, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm the original photographer, and by no means a taxonomist. If not a Fennec, then what?  I feel the photo is a good representation, and that it was shot in the wild should surely be a plus. I've examined the other photos I have of this individual- the other candidate would be Rüppell's fox- especially considering the muzzle point as mentioned. However, the tail tip on this individual was black, and the back of the ears were dark. This still suggests Fennec to me. 
Darylnovak (talk) 00:35, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture Problem 

message: The title of this page must, ASAP please, be changed to fennec; I can find no authority in any encyclopaedia or dictionary for the phrase "fennec fox" with the first word being either attributive or adjectival. All English dictionaries (and I have more than 20 here including Chambers, Collins, Oxford, Merriam-Webster, American Heritage, Macquarie (Australian English) and many others) and Britannica give only the simple noun fennec as the name of this species of animal.
Iph (talk) 20:09, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess this is because of IUCN. Materialscientist (talk) 23:58, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

text: I haven't read this whole post, but as far as how to move pages: since this may be disputed, and non-admins presumably can not move this page to "fennec", show that the term is more widely used and open a requested move. "Fennec fox" is definitely a legitimate name, if not the more common one, so we don't need to correct every inbound link. Wikipedia article names reflect usage, scientific names reflect classification: they're a different story. Looks like you may be right, though I'm sceptical as to your theory on the origin of the form "fennec fox". —innotata 23:01, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Note, sika deer is a widely used term originating in Japan. It is a repetition, because in Japanese sika is the only (commonly used) word for deer. This is to say that our ignorance in foreign languages results in such terms, but there is little we can do about it. Materialscientist (talk) 07:12, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title and animal English name wrong 

message: The spelling is not consistent in the article. There is some regular spelling with some British extra letters thrown in.
in this revision, it is the first to use any spelling, and they used regular spelling, not British. I checked WP:RETAIN. 71.168.152.247 (talk) 17:36, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. I've made some behaviour->behavior changes, which were the only inconsistencies that I noticed. (Also, you really shouldn't call it "regular spelling".) --Bongwarrior (talk) 19:36, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling 

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message: Eevee is a fennec fox merged with a cat, so i think adding it along with it's evolutions (except Espeon) is a good idea83.23.78.190 (talk) 06:54, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should Eevee and it's evolutions be in the Cultural depictions? 

message: I have noticed a general lack of neutrality in the "as pets" section. I understand that keeping non-domesticated animals as pets is controversial, but unequivocally stating hand rearing fennecs is "unethical" when even the cited source material makes no such claim is not promoting a neutral viewpoint. I have removed reference to the ethicality of hand rearing and noticed another user appropriately removed language referring to the feelings of the fennec fox. I mention this here just to encourage users and editors to keep an eye on this section, and perhaps write a more objective criticism of fennec foxes as pets if the need arises (citing a source about health or wellness in captivity might be appropriate, though I am of the impression that extrapolating the feelings of the animal based on nothing is not). 
24.2.51.82 (talk) 02:15, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of neutrality in the "as pets" section 

message: One of the many species that are related to Fennec foxes are Red foxes. Their lineage is separated by 51 mutations. These two species show similar characteristics, hunting style, activity style, and feed on the same preys.Karssene, Y., Nowak, C., Chammem, M., Cocchiararo, B., & Nouira, S. (2019). Genetic diversity of the genus vulpes (red fox and fennec Fox) in Tunisia based on mitochondrial DNA and noninvasive DNA sampling. Mammalian Biology, 96, 118-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2018.09.008 ChristyUIC (talk) 03:07, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Melmann 13:44, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Species that are related to Fennec Foxes 

message: Omaru Polka is a Japanese character personifying a fennec fox. Why is this less of a cultural depiction than a World of Warcraft reference to fennec foxes? Each time this actually legitimate update is added, it is immediately deleted without a reason given. Is this xenophobia or is there a reason why a major entertainer is less of a cultural depiction than a character in Zootopia or a Pokemon?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:9001:3D06:6B00:74A3:32A0:BBF7:A55A (talk) 12:48, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Omaru Polka 

message: I don't know how to add references, but the actor David Tennant was compared with a Fennec Fox by author and showrunner of Good Omens Neil Gaiman (Tennant acts in the show) resulting in an ongoing gag among fans with pictures of fennec foxes and David Tennant with similar poses or looks on several social media platforms from handles dedicated to matching and posting such images. The idea is that they are identical. "David Tennant as fennec fox" should show several such results on Twitter, Google Images, etc. The comparison is widely accepted by fans resulting in images of fennec foxes referred to as David Tennant, etc.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.242.197.247 (talk) 01:15, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Does David Tennant as fennec fox count as popular culture

message: Fennekin from Pokémon is based on the fennec fox. I tried adding this but it was reverted. 88T3 (talk) 01:08, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cultural Depictions