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On the prowl: Welcome, Han and Solo! We're not kit'n around. The National Zoo's newest bat-eared foxes are now exploring their habitat.  

Two wolves cuddle in a dirt burrow, one nuzzling the other's neck. Brown and gray fur, bare soil, and sparse vegetation around them.

The two male kits cuddle. Photo: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian

Fun fox Friday

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Two fox cubs on a dirt path beside green shrubs; one faces the camera with dark eyes, the other looks away. Brown fur with darker legs and ears in a natural garden setting.

The bat-eared fox kits are the first born at the National Zoo in 75 years. Photo: Brett Kuxhausen/Smithsonian

<p><strong>On the prowl:</strong> Welcome, Han and Solo! We&#x27;re not kit&#x27;n around. The National Zoo&#x27;s newest <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bat-eared foxes" data-vars-click-url="https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/peek-inside-our-bat-eared-fox-familys-den" data-vars-content-id="5c20c03f-19cb-40eb-83b7-d88d77a94eb3" data-vars-headline="🦊 Fun fox Friday" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/peek-inside-our-bat-eared-fox-familys-den" target="_blank">bat-eared foxes</a> are now exploring their habitat.  </p><figure><img alt="Two wolves cuddle in a dirt burrow, one nuzzling the other&#x27;s neck. Brown and gray fur, bare soil, and sparse vegetation around them." height="1200" id="a8bf6538-b3a6-424a-af6a-95d79f74cfc8" src="https://images.axios.com/o94Clrulzqjw42_SwzZgGy8u6QY=/2026/08/06/1786048430755.jpeg" width="1800"/><figcaption>The two male kits cuddle. Photo: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian</figcaption></figure>

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