Arctic Foxes

Arctic Fox

• The Arctic Fox can be also known as the snow fox, polar fox, or white fox
• They can endure temperature up to 50 degrees C before its metabolism increases
• They have incredible hearing for hunting (they have wide ears facing forward)
• Their ears allow them to locate the precise location of the prey beneath the snow

Range

• They can be in arctic tundra, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia, Norway, Scandinavia, and even Iceland
• They are the size of a large domestic cat
• Their Latin name is : Alopex Lagopus
• Mating season is mainly from early September to early May

Summer

• Their fur changes color in the summer to camouflage
• Arctic foxes eat lemmings, and will eat whatever they can find out of the Arctic Tundra even if it means stealing leftovers from a polar bear
• They tend to eat whatever is available
• They also have shorter hair in the summer

Adaptations

• Since their habitat is cold they adapt in certain ways such as thick fur
• Their foot pads are densely furred so that they can travel on snow and ice for hunting prey
• The adaption of color change (fur) helps them camouflage in the summer
• The fur of the Arctic fox helps keep them warm and camouflaged in the Arctic tundra]

hunting

• The arctic fox feeds on lemmings, voles, squirrels, birds, bird eggs, berries, fish and carrion
• When they hear the prey, they leap and bite into the layer of snow
• Camouflage in the summer helps them hunt for rodents, birds, and fish
• Very desperate for food in the winter

Breeding

• A mother can give birth up to 14 pups
• An ordinary litter would be 5-9 pups
• Their family will stay together all summer
• Male fox brings food for the family and guards the den

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