asse
asse — noun
1. a small fox with silver-grey fur and a black-tipped tail that lives in dry, open
a small fox with silver-grey fur and a black-tipped tail that lives in dry, open areas of southern Africa — also called the Cape fox or silver fox
Thandi watched an asse drink from a shallow watering hole near the Kalahari camp.
The asse's silver-grey coat helps it stay hidden among the dry grass and rocks of the veld.
collocation: silver-grey coat / black-tipped tail
A farmer near Upington spotted an asse at dusk close to the sheep enclosure.
Unlike the red fox, the asse lives in open grassland and feeds mainly on insects and small rodents.
Dr. Ndlovu has tracked asse populations across Botswana for over a decade.
- Cape fox
the most common English name for this animal; used in wildlife guides and conservation reports
- silver fox
also refers to this species, but can be confused with the silver-coloured variety of the red fox found in North America