Arctic Fox

With thick, snowy-white fur and a big bushy tail, the arctic fox is perfectly adapted for life in colder climates. Blending into the snowy climate they live in gives Arctic foxes a stealthy advantage, and they are excellent hunters. But did you know that’s just their wintertime look? To help them stay cool when the weather thaws a bit, these foxes sport a shorter, grey coat in the summer months.

Arctic foxes use the same underground dens for generations. A warm burrow is a great place to stay out of the cold, store food and raise young when not out hunting. Small groups foxes and their young live and hunt together—and what a lot of young there are! Females may give birth to just a few pups, or as many as 25 at a time! Arctic foxes grow quickly with care from both parents. They nurse from their mothers for about a month and are adults before their first year has passed.