Amongst the most beloved of all Arctic animals is the adorable, yet tenacious Arctic fox. Here’s all you need to know about the beautiful and mesmerising canine. <\/p>
When we think of Arctic animals<\/a>, the first animal that springs to mind is usually the polar bear<\/a>. But a little carnivore that weighs one-fiftieth as much is arguably the mammal best adapted to life in our planet’s cold northern extremes: the Arctic fox.<\/strong> <\/p> This fox – like its larger red relative<\/a> – also benefits from being a consummate omnivore and opportunist, enabling it to survive the seasonal peaks and troughs of food abundance in the tundra.<\/p> As their name suggests Arctic foxes live in the Circumpolar Arctic, alpine tundra and island coasts.<\/p> The majority of the world’s Arctic foxes don white winter coats (which help it camouflage<\/a> in the snow) that are shed to reveal a rich brown summer pelage, but the fur of the blue colour morph – globally unusual, but in Iceland comprising 65-70 per cent of the population – moults from a chocolate hue in summer to a blue-tinged brown in winter.<\/p>Where do Arctic foxes live?<\/h2>
What do Arctic foxes look like?<\/h2>