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Maybe for camouflage in the snow perchance.

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The change they are doing is adaptation they are adapting with their surroundings so that they can survive

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Camouflage, dude...if the fox stayed red it would be eaten.

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To blend with the environment and help it survive/hide from predators as well as to be able to hunt for food.

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Q: Why do foxes get white fur during winter?
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Do foxes have soft fur?

Yes, some foxes do Those who live in the Arctic do. Their fur is white during winter, to camouflage, and in Spring through Fall their fur is brownish to camouflage in the rocky places that they hunt for food.


Are blue foxes dyed furs?

During the winter, an Artic Fox may give off the color of blue when the Sun shines off of their fur. It is not dye, and the foxes are typically white.


Is an Arctic fox white?

Yes, arctic foxes are white in winter. However, their fur will turn grey or brown in the summer.


Do Arctic foxes wear white fur coats during summer months?

No.


What aminmals have white fur?

For Camoflauge During Winter.


What advantage does white fur give the Arctic fox?

In the winter, the artic foxes fur changes white because of its genes that allow the fox to change its coat color.


Which fox turns white in winter?

In summer the background is dark - so dark fur helps them camouflage. In winter the snow makes the environment white so white fur helps them camouflage then.


How do Arctic foxes adapt to the weather?

An arctic foxes fur changes color throughout the seasons; summer, their fur is brown or black, but in winter their fur is white. It's white, thick fur and fluffy white tail help it survive in their extreme environment.


How does a fox's fur in winter compare to its fur in summer?

only some foxes change fur seasonly. (variations of arctiic foxes)


Can fennec foxes be white?

no fennec foxes can only have some white on their fur.


Why do foxes have insulating fur?

To keep them warm in the winter.


How are Arctic foxes adapted to its habitat?

The arctic foxes have fur for warmth and also the white fur for camouflage.