Habitat/Ecosystem Arctic foxes live in the Arctic regions of
Europe, Asia, & North America.
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Adaptations A thick, deep, & white winter coat A good
amount of body fat A body shape built to conserve heat Furry
soles
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Colors: Summer/Winter White arctic fox: Summer- mottled gray-
brown Winter- white Blue arctic fox: Summer- dark gray-brown
Winter- gray-black with a bluish tinge
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Human Use Humans hunt arctic foxes for their fur. They use it
to make coats & other accessories (gloves, scarves, est.).
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Diet Living so far north, the arctic fox is not a picky eater.
Lemmings, voles, ground squirrels, birds, birds' eggs, insects,
fish, seaweed, berries, and carrion are all eaten by arctic
foxes.
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Two Plants Nearby Arctic willow Purple saxifrage
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Two Animals Nearby Lemming Arctic hare
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Animals at the Genus Level Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda ) Tibetan
sand fox (Vulpes ferrilata )
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More Facts Arctic foxes do not hibernate in the winter. Their
dens have more than one entrance They mate for life
