Wednesday 18th December 2024
From the Facebook page of Longleat:
It’s with sadness that we announce that our hand-reared fennec fox kit, Dot, passed away at seven months old. A tribute will be screened on [the BBC tv programme] Animal Park this morning to commemorate her.
She was found unresponsive in her habitat shortly after filming for the programme took place, leaving her keepers devastated. Dot and her sister, Other, were hand reared after their mum, Zuri, struggled to take care of them.
Catriona Moy, Team Manager of Animal Adventure and Lakes, said: “The third episode on Wednesday 18 December shows the love and care given to both Dot and Other by their keepers and ends with a montage of images announcing her death which we felt was the most fitting way to share the news with people.
“Sadly, 60% of young fennec foxes don’t survive to adulthood so we always knew raising baby kits would be a challenge. We hope people will respect the keepers who are naturally grieving the loss of this animal.â€
