ARCTIC FOX

HABITAT

HOME

FOOD

• They eat 100 Lemmings a day
• They like to eat birds too
• They will eat berries if they need to
• They follow polar bears and eat the bears leftovers

PREDATORS

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LIFE CYCLE

• Baby foxes are called pups or kits
• Mom foxes have litters of 6 to 12 pups

ADULT FOXES

• Arctic foxes live for 3 to 6 years
• They are the size of small dogs

ADAPTATIONS

• They use their long furry tails to keep their face warm
• They have white fur in winter to blend in with snow
• They have brownish-gray fur in summer to blend in with rocks and dirt
• They have pointy ears which helps them hear their prey moving

THREATS

• Humans kill foxes for their fur
• Predators kill the foxes
• Loss of habitat
• Not enough prey to eat

WHY SAVE THE FOX?

• They are part of the arctic food chain
• Polar bears and wolves need them for food
• If they become extinct, polar bears and wolves could become extinct
• Then the Arctic Food chain will be messed up

SAVE THE FOX

WHAT I DID

• I adopted an Arctic Fox
• I got a stuffed animal
• WWF uses the donation to save foxes
• You can adopt an Arctic Fox too
• Tell others to help save the Arctic Fox

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Arctic Foxes by Emily Rose Townsend
• Arctic Fox by Katie Marsico
• Arctic Fox Very Cool by Steven Person
• www.worldwildlife.org
• Google Images