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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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Being mammals Arctic foxes do give birth to live young.
What describes the change in coat coloring of an Arctic fox from brown in summer to white in winter?
Arctic foxes have a thick layer of white fur to camouflage itself from its predator
Are Arctic foxes consumers or scavengers?
Plants are producers because they produce their own food using the sun's energy.
The arctic fox is a consumer and because they eat other consumers and not grass they are called secondary consumers
Do Arctic foxes attack people?
Arctic foxes generally eat any small animal they can find, including lemmings, voles, other rodents, hares, birds, eggs, fish, and carrion. They scavenge on carcasses left by larger predators such as wolves and polar bears, and in times of scarcity even eat their feces. They also eat some plants, including seaweed.
Do Arctic foxes live in Antarctica?
No. It's too cold there to support any kind of food chain to support any kind of animal.
Foxes originally came from Britain. They were shipped to Australia in 1845 were they used for hunting and sporting reasons
Is the Arctic fox nocturnal or diurnal?
No, they are not. Arctic hares can be seen in daylight. They rely on their white winter coat to blend into the snow. Unlike rabbits, arctic hares don't burrow underground dens. So they need to be able to spot and escape from an approaching predator.
The Arctic fox has a circumpolar range, meaning that it is found throughout the entire Arctic, including the outer edges of Greenland, Russia, Canada, Alaska, and Svalbard, as well. Most of the species is good, except for the Scandinavian mainland population. It is acutely endangered there, despite decades of legal protection from hunting and persecution. The total population estimate in all of Norway, Sweden and Finland is a mere 120 adult individuals in sub-Arctic and alpine areas, such as Iceland and mainland alpine Scandinavia.
yes
Why do foxes get white coats in the Arctic?
So that it can blend in with the snow and hunt down its prey without being seen. so he cant be seen in the snow?
How many foxes left in the world today?
There are 12 species of true foxes (genus vulpes) and a number of other related species. For a complete list click on this link.
I've done much research, and found many breeders that sell many different fox species, including artic. Roughly, artics come out to being in the $600 area, as they are so desireable.
But please, before you consider buying one, do research on the animal as a pet. Study their behaviors, and learn their temperments, diets, ect. before even considering a fox as a pet. Make sure that the fox is something that you will comit your whole being to. They are much different than a dog or cat. REMEMBER: Just because you want a fox, doesn't mean you are right for one.
What is the name of the male Arctic fox?
to an Internet search, any male fox is known as "dog", "tod" or "reynard".
arctic fox is a scavenger and a carnivore, another classification is predator.
Not usually. They mostly eat small hares and rodents. However, if given the chance, they'll eat off a carcass.
What are the body parts that help the Arctic fox?
The Arctic fox has no extraneous body parts. Each and every body part is necessary to the animal's survival.
How does the nose help the Arctic fox?
he can smell his prey, or food, about a foot beneath the snow!
How does an Arctic fox survive in the tundra?
They have the warmest fur out of any mammal in the Arctic. They do need to hunt quite a bit, and if they dont eat enough, they wont survive. They hunt arctic hares, lemmings, vole, little auk, and puffin. In the summertime they will store some of their food for the Winter. Sometimes when food is scarce, they will scavenge from other animal kills.
What does the Arctic fox's prey eat?
Arctic foxes generally eat any small animal they can find, including lemmings, voles, other rodents, hares, birds, eggs, fish, and carrion. They scavenge on carcasses left by larger predators such as wolves and polar bears, and in times of scarcity even eat their feces. They also eat some plant matter, including seaweed.
Where in Antarctica do Arctic foxes live?
The Arctic foxes are distributed across northern Asia, northern Europe, and North America.
