And it’s a full house over at the arctic fox den, where there’s a litter of eleven kits! The adult foxes rarely have time for a break as they work hard to keep their kits fed. While the warm ...

The young are weaned at two to four weeks at which time they emerge from the den. Arctic foxes reach sexual maturity in as few as 10 months. LIFE CYCLE: Arctic foxes live for three to six years.

Arctic foxes eat mostly lemmings, a type of mouse. But as this is also a favourite food of the red fox, they now have a competitor. The red fox is slightly larger and will steal the den of an ...

However, this crazy Arctic fox behavior has baffled researchers for years. That all came to a head in 2024 when the true purpose and mechanics behind this Arctic fox hunting tactic were revealed.