Arctic Fox Research Paper

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The Canadian wilderness is filled with many beautiful and magnificent creatures; however, the Arctic fox stands out to be one of the most amazing. This gorgeous Canidae is native to the arctic extremes of the northern hemisphere, and can withstand temperatures as low as -58 degrees Fahrenheit before their metabolism kick in. This is all thanks to their thick, white, beautiful coat of fur, that is indeed one of the greatest in the animal world. It doesn’t always remain snow white however; for its coats ability to camouflage changes from season to season, growing brownish-black in the summer, and again, stark white in the winter. Their diet consists of really any small animal they can find; ranging from lemmings, to birds, to carrion. In the

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