Thick fur and small ears help the Arctic fox retain body heat The Arctic fox lives in a cold habitat. It has thick fur in order to retain its body heat. The coat of the Arctic fox is always thick ...

With fine warm underfur making up 70% of its coat and furry feet soles, the arctic fox is the best insulated mammal on earth. Fennec foxes live deep in the Sahara Desert and only start to pant ...

Red foxes are encroaching farther north, competing with local Arctic foxes for food and habitat. Sometimes, they come into direct competition with each other, as shown in this grisly photograph by ...

In a 2016 study, a team of researchers found that Arctic foxes also contribute to increased soil nutrients being distributed across their habitat due to their propensity to dig. Thanks to ...

We continue to work for the fox by fighting climate change and defending its habitat from all types of other threats, including mining and oil and gas development. Check out our press releases to ...

In the winter, these foxes boast a long white coat that sheds to short, dark gray to bluish-brown fur in the summer. They measure three feet from nose to tail and weigh between six and 12 pounds.