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Arctic foxes generally live in white, snowy environments. The white fur of the Arctic fox easily blends in with such a background, effectively rendering them invisible to predators and prey.

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Why does rabbit fur color change?

Wild rabbits, usually the Arctic hare, sheds the brown summer coat for a white winter coat because they need to blend in with there surroundings. If they camouflage with there surroundings, they become less noticeable to predators such as the arctic fox or wolf.


How do arctic fox adapt to their habitat?

White coat for camouflage


Why does an Arctic fox have a different color coat than a desert fox?

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How does an Arctic fox camouflage into environment?

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What Adaptaions does a fox have?

One adaptation is that they have different coloured fur so that the can camouflage into their surroundings.


How does the Arctic fox hide itself?

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What do we call colors or patterns that help an organism blend in or hide in its surroundings?

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How does the arctic fox camouflage?

By having white fur and living in arctic regions where snow, also white is vey common.


Animal that is brown in summer and white in winter?

The answer is the Arctic fox. In summer, the Arctic fox's coat is brown or gray, but it turns white in winter to blend in with the snow for camouflage while hunting. This seasonal color change is known as "moulting."


Does the arctic hare have camouflage?

how does a Arctic hare camouflage


What is cryptic colouration?

Cryptic coloration is a specific type of camouflage used by some species of animals. These animals have external coloration that blends in with their surroundings, such as arctic foxes that have a brown coat in the summer to blend in with the foliage in their environment.


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.