12x12 multimedia collage and ink on wood panel. Fennec Fox is the smallest of the fox family and the National Animal of Nigeria. Due to the little fox’s amazing speed and agility, the Algerian National soccer team has been nicknamed “Les Fennecs.” Fennec fox mate for life, live in the Sahara Desert, hunt nocturnally, and grow dense fur on their foot pads to be able to walk on hot sand.