Arctic Fox Poster

Winter 2020

Vulpes lagopus

DID YOU KNOW? ARCTIC FOXES ARE WELL ADAPTED TO LIVING IN VERY COLD CONDITIONS, WRAPPING THEIR THICK TAIL AROUND THEMSELVES WHILE THEY SLEEP TO KEEP THEM WARM.

WEIGHT: 1.4KG - 9.4KG LENGTH: 41CM - 68CM LOCATION: CANADA, FINLAND, GREENLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN,

LEAST CONCERN SWEDEN, UNITED STATES CONSERVATION STATUS:

LIVING IN THE ARCTIC TUNDRA, THIS INCREDIBLE SPECIES IS A SMALL MEMBER OF THE CANID FAMILY (ALONG WITH DOGS, WOLVES AND OTHER FOXES). ALTHOUGH BOTH MALES AND FEMALES ARE NO BIGGER THAN A LARGE HOUSE CAT, THEY ARE VERY INTELLIGENT HUNTERS (PREDATORS) BUT WILL ALSO SOMETIMES SCAVENGE LEFTOVERS FROM ANIMALS KILLED BY LARGER CARNIVORES, SUCH AS POLAR BEARS - THEY EVEN BURY FOOD TO KEEP IT FRESH FOR LATER!