Arctic Foxes

Feeding

Arctic foxes eat small rodents. They also eat birds, and sometimes a few fish. When prey is hard to find in winter, they will eat the scraps that polar bears leave after they hunt.

Breeding

Arctic foxes have a litter of about 14 pups in spring. The father helps to raise them as well as the mother fox. The cubs are a brown-grey colour when they are first young, but when they age the brown fur drops away to be replaced with white.

Looks

Arctic foxes are usually white to blend in with their surroundings. They live in a snow-covered part of the world, so they need fur on their pads to grip the slippery ground. They can live in FREEZING temperatures! They nest in burrows that they dig in the ground. Their coats change to match the seasons: in winter their fur is snow-white, but in summer they are brownish-grey so they can hide among the rocks and grass.

Habitat

Arctic foxes live in the arctic, as their name suggests. The days are cold and snowy, so it is quite hard to find food. Luckily they have a thick coat and incredible hearing.

Nocturnalism

Arctic foxes are mostly up in the evening and early morning, but they are often seen out of their burrows in daytime.

Lifespan

These foxes can live up to 15 years, but sometimes they only live 3 years! :(