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Arctic Foxes

The Arctic Fox is a species of fox that lives in the arctic tundras of North America, Greenland and Northern Eurasia. Adapted to the extreme seasonal changes of their habitat, the Arctic Fox molts its fur and regrow its coat twice a year, with its winter coat thicker and white and its summer coat thinner and greyish brown. This category contains questions relating to the Arctic Fox’s habitat, adaptation, etc.

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What does the scientific name of the Arctic fox mean?

Since they live in the Arctic Circle, they are called Arctic Foxes.

Where do Arctic foxes come from?

The Arctic Fox lives in the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, mostly common in Arctic Tundra environments.

The Arctic Northern Hemisphere spans from North Canada, Iceland, Greenland, Norway and Northern Russia.

How long do white foxes live?

they used to live for 15 years but now is is 3-7 years because of the climate and global warming.

How do Arctic foxes care for their babies?

they take care of them from keeping them warm and howling to them to said come here and also teach them how to be an arctic fox.

What is the conservation status of the Arctic fox?

Scientific classification of the Arctic fox:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Tribe: Vulpini

Genus: Vulpes

Species: V. lagopus

Binomial name: Vulpes lagopus

What are the similarities between the arctic fox and the arctic wolf?

Generally they are yes, but you can get waht's known as 'grey wolves' as white wolves instead. YOu find white wolves mainly in the arctic though

How do arctic poppys reproduce?

The arctic poppy has a very short "growing season" they appear in Antarctica from June to July. These flowers are cup-shaped and face up to the sun, so the sun's rays are directed towards the centre of them. They stay warmer than the air around them. Also it is covered with extremely fine black hairs to keep it warm

What is the Arctic fox's exercise?

mid to high level predator in an ecosystem. keeps population of species lower on the food chain in check.

How long is the Arctic fox's tail?

The gray fox ranges from 76 to 112.5 cm (29.9 to 44.3 in) in total length. The tail measures 27.5 to 44.3 cm (10.8 to 17.4 in) of that length. The gray fox typically weighs 3.6 to 7 kg (7.9 to 15.4 lb), though exceptionally can weigh as much as 9 kg (20 lb).

Why does an Arctic fox turn white during the cold snowy winter months?

Answerso it can be camouflaged in the snow and hide from wolves.

In other words :

so snowshoe can not be seen by predator .

by ishaq

What is the habitat for a white fox?

I believe, from what I've read, it's in the Arctic. I could be wrong.

What are male Arctic foxes called?

Male foxes are called dogs, reynards or tods.

Why do Arctic foxes live in the polar region?

There are no Antarctic foxes. There are, however, Arctic foxes.

How do Arctic foxes communicate?

Red foxes have vocalizations that serve a variety of purposes. All vocalizations reach a peak in winter. This peak corresponds to the time of dispersal of juvenile foxes and to the mating season. Foxes bark, yell, murmur, shriek, and whine. "Fox talk" is very similar to what your pet dog might do to get your attention.

How does white fur help the Arctic foxes survive?

A polar bear does not actually have white fur. A polar bear's skin is black so it can soak up as much of the sun's rays as possible. Polar bears have almost transparent fur over black skin. Reflection of the sunlight from the densely packed transparent hairs makes polar bears seem to be white. The bears' black skin absorbs heat from the sun. The seemingly-transparent fur is made up of hollow hairs called guard hairs. These air-filled guard hairs help transmit heat from the sunlight to the polar bear's black skin as a solar heat collector. In turn, the reflection stops the heat being lost from their black skin. The polar bear's fur seems colourless and for many years, scientists worked on the theory that the individual hairs act as fiber optics bringing sunlight directly to the skin. This has recently been proven to be incorrect, and the hairs are not truly transparent, but contain keratin. Viewed side-on, the hairs appear colourless; viewed lengthwise (as if one was looking down a telescope) the hairs no longer appear transparent. However, even though the hairs do not carry light to the polar bear's skin, they do carry heat.
it helps them survive in the cold winters in antarctica and the white fur helps them to camouflage themselves when searching for prey.