Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) is the one suited to living in the frigid arctic habitat. Like other foxes, the arctic fox has a carnivorous diet. But they do consume fruits. The fox eats small rodents such as lemmings, tundra voles, squirrels, and arctic hares which make up most of the fox’s diet.

Oct 31, 2017 · What Eats Arctic Foxes? They have sharp sense of smell. The arctic fox gives birth to live young in a snow den. Polar bears have the ability to smell newborn fox’s babies no matter how thick the den is. Similarly other predators such as wolverines and wolves also prey on arctic foxes. Humans are also the predators of the arctic fox.

In captivity however they can live up to 10 years— more than three times as long as those live in the wild. This is quite possibly due to the availability of food and lack of predation. It also shows that arctic foxes do well in captivity. Like most other arctic mammals, arctic fox’s pups leave the den after 45 days.

The polar fox makes habitat in the alpine tundra as well as arctic sea ice. The fox lives in open areas which lack trees, probably plains and shrubby habitats. The arctic fox is widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere including North America, Greenland, Canadian Archipelago, Svalbard, Eurasia, Russia, Scandinavia, Siberian islands ...

Nov 1, 2017 · The fox’s fur appears creamy white. But it’s hard to spot arctic fox in the wild due to its creamy white coat which blends in with the Arctic white background. Like polar bears, arctic fox can walk on the ice with ease. The fox’s paw pad possesses dense fur which serves as a snowshoe thereby keeping the animal warm at all times.

Oct 31, 2017 · The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) is also called polar fox or white fox. It earns its name due to its all-white coat. Although the coat turns brown in summer, in winter it becomes as white and snowy as the Arctic habitat. This is probably one of …

Nov 5, 2017 · However, the eggs and fledglings of these eagles are often predated by a number of animals and birds. Some of the predators that prey on the nestlings and eggs of bald eagles are raccoons, ravens, black bears, wolverine, bobcat, Black-billed Magpies, hawks, crows, gulls and owls. Arctic foxes usually attack the ground nests of these eagles.

Cane rats are robust rodents with stocky bodies, small ears, and short tails; body covered with sharply pointed, but pliable, spiny hairs; broad, heavily built orange-colored chisel-shaped incisors, with the upper ones grooved longitudinally at the front.

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