Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) wildlife photograph in african dry grassland

Expedition 🇧🇼 Botswana

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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