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Characteristics
Arctic FoxThe arctic fox is dark gray to brown to bluish-brown in the summer. In the winter, its fur is white or creamy white. It has a long bushy tail, a short nose, and small curled back ears. It has short, stubby legs and thick fur. Its short legs and nose, thick fur, and small ears are adaptations that help it survive in cold climates. Because its legs are so short and its ears and nose are small, there is less of the fox exposed to the cold. Arctic FoxThe arctic fox also has thick fur and hair on its paw pads that helps keep it warm. The fur on its paws also gives the fox traction so it doesn't slide on the ice! When the arctic fox is sleeping, it protects its nose from the cold by curling its bushy tail around its body. The arctic fox is about three feet long and weighs between five and fifteen pounds. Males are larger than females.
Range

MapIn North America, the arctic fox is found from western Alaska east through northern Canada and in Greenland. It is also found in the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and Iceland.

Habitat

Arctic FoxIn the summer, the arctic fox lives in the tundra at the edge of forest. In the winter, it is found on ice floes where its white coat serves as camouflage. Its den is usually a burrow in a hillside or a bank. The burrow has more than one entrance. In the winter, the fox often makes its den in a snowbank!

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