Arctic Fox by danob

Photography • Animals • posted on Mar 05, 2008

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Description

This Arctic Fox is a good companion to join the Snowy Owl I posted yesterday and may have a love hate relationship as the Fox enjoys the odd egg or two and the Owls take the pups.. They mate for life and are amazingly good survivors taking advantage of Polar bear kills and easily able to scrape a living on Lemmings and in conditions even Polar bears cant survive in.. An astonishing fact that I have read about is that if the time ever comes that the Vixen and cubs dont have enough food to survive the Dog Fox allows himself to be killed and eaten!! Also called the hare-footed fox, the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) lives in dens burrowed into the hills and cliffs of the Arctic. In comparison to other types of fox, the arctic variety is small, with adults weighing in at just six to ten pounds. They have short legs and ears, heavy coats, and furry feet that enable them to live in the frigid arctic climate. Since arctic foxes do not hibernate throughout the winter, most shed their brownish blue summer coats in the fall and grow new white coats to blend in with their snowy surroundings. The types of arctic fox that keep their brownish blue colour all year long live on the coast where their dark colour isn't as conspicuous.

Comments (60)

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nongo

7:11PM | Wed, 05 March 2008

How noble the dog fox is to insure the survival of his offspring!!!!! WOW... that's the most selfless act I've heard of!!!! Excellent image Danny and what's more incredible about you is the time & effort to always include pertinent information!!!!!!! Thanks... it IS appreciated!!!!!!!

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shirell

8:50PM | Wed, 05 March 2008

Fantastic capture of this cute little creature!

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Aioros

9:19PM | Wed, 05 March 2008

Exceptional image my friend!!!

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Alex_Antonov

10:13PM | Wed, 05 March 2008

Excellent work! 5+!

jdehaven

10:44PM | Wed, 05 March 2008

A super tack sharp capture of this little predator- caught him right in the act of being snarly and aggressive! I enjoyed the informative text as well- I had no idea the male would sacrifice himself for the good of the family in that manner, so not only am I impressed by the quality of capture, but I also learned something new today as a result!

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TRANSCAN

1:45AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Wow..!! it's AMAZING..BRAVO!! everythig is just perfect..

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stuart83

2:16AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Superb capture, pose and lighting are excellent

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DarkStormCrow

2:18AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Excellent capture and photography, great subject beautiful animal...

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Gor111

2:18AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Oh this arctic fox is a real beauty! A lovely animal portrait you have posted here!!!

BorisB

4:43AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

An impressive capture, pretty action!!

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RodolfoCiminelli

5:13AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Fantastic and very opportune shot Daniel....!!!

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stormchaser

6:20AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Brilliant capture of an amazing animal! Very interesting facts as well.

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kgb224

9:25AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Excellent capture.

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Littlejock

11:05AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Wonderful portrait, the colours and expresion is wonderful my friend. Great work

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RocksLady

3:04PM | Thu, 06 March 2008

beautyful image, wonderful done, !!!*****!!! greetings Rocksy

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delaorden_ojeda

4:34AM | Fri, 07 March 2008

great capture and excelent image,bravo !

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tommorules

5:33AM | Fri, 07 March 2008

Not sure how but I missed this earlier. What a beautiful creature, the pose & timing is excellent. The fur is amazing!

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mps

8:03PM | Fri, 07 March 2008

Splendid image.

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DukeNukem2005

8:38AM | Sat, 08 March 2008

I have not enough words to describe this beauty!

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KarmaSong

7:44AM | Sun, 09 March 2008

Excellent photography, as always, and I enjoy reading your notes for each animal's habitat and main features.

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lior

2:00PM | Sun, 09 March 2008

Tu as su déclencher au bon moment:une image superbe.

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G_Mansco

2:40PM | Sun, 09 March 2008

I really enjoy all your info! I'ts a splendid fox. Wonderful shot ;O)

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JeffG7BRJ

3:14PM | Sun, 09 March 2008

Great detailed capture Danny, as far as I can see it does not require any fillings at all. I wouldn't say that it has it's hackles up but the fur does look raised and gives the fox a sort of halo effect. Fantastic narrative with detailed information, something I always like. I have seen a documentry on them quite a few years back on sky's discovery channel. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!

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