Arctic Fox

"In winter, my coat is a nice thick winter coat that doesn't stand out in the snow. In the summer, in the spring, my winter hair falls out by itself."

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Arctic FoxVulpes lagopus

  • Food

    lemmings and other prey

  • Lifetime

    15 years on average

  • Weight

    3 to 4 pounds

  • Number of youngsters

    5 to 8 youngsters

  • Wear time

    7 to 8 weeks

  • IUCN Status

    safe

  • EEP?

    no

10

after so many months, puppies are already mature

15

years, that's how old I get on average

4

kilograms I only weigh!

Winter coat

Do I look fat and white? Then it's winter. Am I thin and black? Then it's summer. Quite a difference! This is because of my coat, in winter my coat is a nice thick winter coat that doesn't stand out in the snow. In summer I don't need this coat, that's why in spring my winter hair falls out by itself.

Large family

My female and I stay together all our lives and have puppies every year. After 10 months, the pups are already grown up and move out into the Arctic on their own. One of the young females stays with us an extra year and helps raise the new pups. The more prey can be found, the more pups are born. Mostly we eat lemmings, a kind of small rodent.

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