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Arctic Fox

Introduction:  The Arctic Fox, also known as the polar or white fox, is a mammal that eats both meat and non-meat foods, making it an omnivore. They live for a long time, about 10 to 15 years. Arctic Fox's will often follow Polar Bears and pick up their food scraps of mainly seal. These cute and fluffy animals know how to take care of themselves in the wild. Their diet consists of everything from lemmings, squirrels, and voles, to fish, seaweed, small birds, eggs, and berries.The Arctic Fox will eat most everything but vegetables. They hate vegetables.

Habitat: 4 facts  The Arctic Fox can be found in the Arctic Tundra, Alaska, Canada, Iceland, Russia, Greenland, Norway, and Scandinavia.The Arctic fox happens to be the only native land animal in Greenland! Here, these creatures roam freely, unless in a zoo. Arctic foxes travel more broadly than any other terrestrial animal, besides humans. In cold areas, these small foxes can survive in temperatures as low as -58 degrees Fahrenheit. Usually, it is hard to find Arctic Foxes because they hibernate during Winter. While roaming freely, the Arctic Fox makes burrows to sleep in and to keep their pups warm, and often sleeps in warm caves</range id="508884408_3">. Usually, you can find many Arctic Foxes i<range type="comment" id="508617292_4">n tree filled land.</range id="508617292_4">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Physical Features: 2 facts <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Arctic Fox is a small animal weighing from 6.5 to 17 pounds. Its body consists of a stocky build with long legs and and a short torso, making its body about 18 to 26 inches long. On the posterior end of the fox is a thick tail that that helps keep balance among the body, measuring at 13 inches long. They have a white to blue grey coat year round that helps them camouflage in the snow during Winter months. The Arctic fox has a sharp sense of <range type="comment" id="508884408_2">smell</range id="508884408_2"> which allows them to locate prey underneath the snow. On the head there is a <range type="comment" id="508882258_1">long</range id="508882258_1"> muzzle, with <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">two rounded ears on the top of their head.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fur: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Arctic fox has the warmest fur in the world. This may be the reason why their fur is so valuable. The world-wide fur trade reaches its pinnacle of sales in Siberia, Russia with over 100,000 pelts taken in a year. In Alaska, they take about 4,000 pelts annually. While in recent years, the Arctic Fox fur trade has gone down, trapping still continues brutally throughout the winter. These adorable foxes are often captive at fox farms for their precious fur. The Arctic Fox's fur helps them survive in the harsh weather of their domain. The thick fur allows them to keep a consistent body temperature, and allows them to keep heat in on the cold winter days. Thick fur coated feet allow them to easily walk on ice and snow, without losing body temperature through the legs. They shed their coat annually twice a year.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Kits or Pups: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Baby Arctic Foxes are often referred to as kits or pups. Arctic Foxes often give birth to <range type="comment" id="508617292_1">14</range id="508617292_1"> pups or more, making them a large litter. Arctic Foxes must protect their young form their natural predators of Polar Bears, Large Red Foxes, and Wolves. The pups are in danger of being taken or lifted away by Snowy Owls, Jaegars (hunting birds), and Large Hawks. The babies are born <range type="comment" id="508880442_1">with perfect vision</range id="508880442_1"> usually in winter months.

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