Fennec fox (耳廓狐)is the smallest fox. The fox is about the size of a cat. It lives in the Sahara Desert (撒哈拉沙漠) of northern Africa.耳廓狐是最小的狐貍——大概和小貓咪一樣大（太可愛(ài)了吧！），它們大都生活在北非的撒哈拉沙漠里。Fennec foxes are sometimes called “desert foxes”. 耳廓狐也被稱為“沙漠狐貍”。How do they live in such a hot, dry place?沙漠這么熱，它們是怎么在那里生存的？Large ears help us lose heat (散熱). They work just like air conditioners (空調(diào))!大大的耳朵對(duì)它們來(lái)說(shuō)，就像空調(diào)一樣，可以幫它散熱。We have thick, soft fur. It protects us from the hot sun during the day. It keeps us warm on the cold nights.厚厚的皮毛，軟軟的毛發(fā)可以幫助耳廓狐抵擋烈日暴曬，也能當(dāng)晚上的“大棉被”。Our feet are hairy. They are like shoes. We are not afraid of the hot sand.耳廓狐的腳上毛茸茸的——就像靴子一樣，這樣踩在燙“jio”的沙子上就沒(méi)問(wèn)題啦！We live in holes in the sand. We sleep during the day. We curl up (蜷縮起來(lái)) like cats. Our big tails keep us warm. When it is cool at night, we go out to hunt.耳廓狐在沙子里挖洞作為巢穴，白天睡覺(jué)時(shí)會(huì)像貓咪一樣蜷縮起身體，大大的尾巴可以幫它們保暖。晚上涼快些，它們?cè)俪鋈メ鳙C。
