Learn fascinating arctic fox facts and about their amazing adaptations that help them survive in one of the coldest places on the planet.

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Rather than migrating or hibernating, Arctic foxes have evolved specialized hunting techniques to access this hidden food source, demonstrating remarkable adaptation to their environment through ...

Once on the brink of extinction in Scandinavia, the Arctic fox is slowly returning. Threatened by hunting and climate change, the animals' population had dropped to just a few dozen individuals in the ...

A large plot of private land in Norway’s Arctic Svalbard archipelago may soon be sold for about €300 million ($330 million), but the deal has raised concerns in Oslo over national security.

The Arctic fox has developed specialized hunting methods perfectly adapted to the frozen landscape. Their most distinctive technique is known as “mousing”—a pouncing behavior where the fox leaps high ...

You wouldn’t think of a predator diving headfirst into the snow to catch a meal. However, this crazy Arctic fox behavior has baffled researchers for years. That all came to a head in 2024 when ...