All About the Arctic Fox

by Mara

Table of Contents

Introduction........................Characteristics..................Habitat...............................Diet....................................Behavior............................Defense.............................Life Cycle..........................Conclusion........................About the Author...............

Characteristics

The Arctic fox is a mammal. Its average size is 85 inches and it is small. Its skin is covered in fur. It is fast and it moves on the ground.

Habitat

The Arctic fox lives in Antarctica and in the Arctic Circle. Its shelter is underground. The summers are short and the winters are long and cold. The temperature can be negative 40 degrees.

Diet

The Arctic fox is a carnivore. One food that the Arctic fox eats is seal. The Arctic fox gets its food by stealing from the Arctic wolf. The Arctic fox chews its food and swallows.

It eats everyday.

Behavior

The Arctic fox is nomadic. It spends most of its day looking for food or eating.

Defense

The Arctic fox uses its teeth to hurt its predators. The Arctic fox opens its mouth and threatens to bite.

The Arctic fox uses camouflage because in spring it is black and in winter it is white.

The Arctic fox hides in a burrow.

Life Cycle

First the Arctic fox is in its mother's stomach. Then the kit is born and it grows into an adult. Then the life cycle starts over.

Conclusion

It is important to watch out for the Arctic fox because people hunt Arctic foxes and there are not many Arctic foxes left in the world.