Sunday, January 6, 2013

Arctic Foxes

 On the Northern Hemisphere these Arctic foxes are found. They are also known as Polar foxes.They are smaller with round ears and large eyes. They have warmest fur just live polar bear and Arctic wolf. These foxes are not endangered worldwide. According to the WWW, there are thousand of Arctic foxes left in the world.
Arctic foxes are on white or gray-blue in color due to the cold environment. Their long fur that changes color with the season for comouflage. On the winter the long hair are in white color and in summer they change into brownish grey. These Arctic foxes have sharp teeth with sharp and curve claws. They have short legs with a log bushy tail. Females foxes give birth to around six to nineteen pups. The new born are helpless and blind. The Young foxes leave the den after the 14 to 15 weeks their born.
Their size is only 10 to 12 inches in height and a 2 to 5 kilos weight. The feed the birds, eggs, small mammals and fish. They are mainly found in North America, Iceland, Greenland, Scandinavia and Siberia. They usually lives up to 15 years age.

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