ARCTIC FOX - My Summer Wardrobe - a photo on Flickriver

ARCTIC FOX - My Summer Wardrobe

            An Arctic Fox, in his summer coat that blends much better with his surroundings.  As winter approaches, he begins to turn snow-white once again.

Arctic foxes have large litters - up to 14 kits, but their lifespan in the wild is only about 4 years.

Arctic foxes don’t hibernate through the winter, but they do have the ability to alter their metabolism through the seasons,
slowing down in the winter to conserve energy and speeding up in summer when it’s time for breeding and rebuilding their fat reserves.

The summer is a time of plenty for the Arctic fox, and they take full advantage by collecting and burying as much food as they possibly can.

The frigid soil acts like a freezer and preserves it for a long time- foxes have been observed storing goose eggs in summer and feeding on them right through the winter, well into the following spring

Arctic foxes have incredibly keen noses; they are capable of smelling a polar bear kill from as far as 40 kilometres (25 miles) away, and can sniff out a frozen lemming beneath 70 centimetres (27 inches) of snow.  They are omnivorous, so also eat seeds and berries.

Taken on: May 7, 2024

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Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

Arctic wildlife

nature

White Fox

Polar Fox

Snow Fox

Arctic Tundra biome

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