Arctic fox

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ARCTIC FOX

description

Arctic fox. fACTS. The Arctic fox can weigh 6-10 pounds. It can be 25-30 centimetres high. It is white in winter and brownish-grey in summer. It lives farther north then any other fox. It can be found everywhere in the Arctic and in outer edges of Russia, Greenland, Alaska and Svalbard. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Arctic fox

Arctic fox

fACTSThe Arctic fox can weigh 6-10 pounds.

It can be 25-30 centimetres high.

It is white in winter and brownish-grey in summer.

It lives farther north then any other fox.

It can be found everywhere in the Arctic and in outer edges of Russia, Greenland, Alaska and Svalbard.

It can also be found in Subarctic and alpine areas like Iceland and Scandinavia.

Arctic fox at Svalbard, Norway.

The white form prefers treeless plains.

The blue form prefers coastal an shrubby habitats.

The arctic fox lives farther north than any other fox.

It can be found everywhere in the Arctic and in outer edges of Russia, Greenland, Alaska and Svalbard.

It can also be found in Subarctic and alpine areas like Iceland and Scandinavia.

HABITAT & habitat description

Map of where the Arctic fox lives.It has thick fur; so it wont freeze in the snow.

It has a good supply of body fat; also not to freeze in the snow.

It has really good hearing so it can hear the prey even under the snow.

It has furry paws which allows it to walk on ice when searching for food.

Its colour changes between seasons; it has white fur in winter and brownish-grey in summer.

adaptation

The Arctic fox blends in with the grass

The Arctic fox blends in with the snow

The Arctic fox is the main predator in the Arctic.

Its feeding on any small mammal it can find; lemmings, hares, owls, eggs and carrion.

Lemmings are the most common of its preys.

It also feeds on fish under the ice.

In summer it sometimes eats invertabrates.DIETArctic fox eating an egg

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