Editing Fennec fox (section)

=== Hunting and diet ===
The fennec fox is omnivorous, feeding on small [[rodent]]s, [[lizard]]s ([[gecko]]s and [[skink]]s), small birds and their eggs, insects, fruits, [[leaves]], [[root]]s and also some [[tuber]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Vulpes_zerda/ | title=Vulpes zerda (Fennec) | website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] }}</ref> It relies on the moisture content of prey, but drinks water when available.<ref name=Asa_al2004/>
It hunts alone and digs in the sand for small [[vertebrate]]s and [[insect]]s. Some individuals were observed to bury prey for later consumption and searching for food in the vicinity of human settlements.<ref name=Asa2013>{{cite book |author1=Asa, C.S. |author2=Cuzin, F.A. |name-list-style=amp |date=2013 |chapter=''Vulpes zerda'' Fennec Fox |pages=74–77 |editor1-last=Kingdon |editor1-first=J. |editor2-last=Happold |editor2-first=D. |editor3-last=Hoffmann |editor3-first=M. |editor4-last=Butynski |editor4-first=T. |editor5-last=Happold |editor5-first=M. |editor6-last=Kalina |editor6-first=J. |title=Mammals of Africa |volume=V: Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses |publisher=Bloomsbury |location=London, New Delhi, New York, Sydney |isbn=978-1-4081-8994-8 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B_07noCPc4kC&pg=RA4-PA74}}</ref>

In the Algerian Sahara, 114 scat samples were collected that contained more than 400 insects, plant fragments and [[date palm]] (''Phoenix dactylifera'') fruits, remains of birds, mammals, [[squamata]] and insects.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |title=First quantitative data on the diet of the fennec fox, ''Vulpes zerda'' (Canidae, Carnivora), in Algeria |journal=Folia Zoologica |volume=61 |pages=61–70 |year=2012 |last1=Brahmi |first1=K. |last2=Khechekhouche |first2=E.A. |last3=Mostefaoui |first3=O. |last4=Doumandji |first4=S. |last5=Baziz |first5=B. |last6=Aulagnier |first6=S. |s2cid=86211731 |name-list-style=amp |doi=10.25225/fozo.v61.i1.a10.2012 |doi-access=free}}</ref>