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Bat-eared Fox in Botswana
Start with Kalahari Desert. Finding notes below, full Bat-eared Fox field guide one tap away.
Otocyon megalotis
Where to spot one
Kalahari Desert
Central Botswana
Red sand and sparse scrub, home to meerkat mobs, gemsbok, and brown hyenas at burrow entrances at dawn.
Finding Bat-eared Fox in Botswana
Where are bat-eared foxs in Botswana? The strongest odds are at Kalahari Desert, where access and habitat beat a chance roadside glimpse.
Kalahari Desert in Central Botswana is the place to begin. Red sand and sparse scrub, home to meerkat mobs, gemsbok, and brown hyenas at burrow entrances at dawn. Give yourself quiet time at dawn or dusk and keep your distance.
Botswana context: Meerkats on sentinel duty, elephants in the Okavango, and some of Africa's wildest dry-country wildlife.
In Botswana, look especially around short-grass plain, arid savanna, and open scrub. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.
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