Do you know Adaptations for the Arctic Fox?

Question

i am doing a project and i am looking for 2 more adaptations for the Arctic Fox. I have treid google and stuff like that. does anyone have anything to help me. thank you so much!

Answer 1

In addition to its fur color and thickness, the Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) shows a combination of adaptations to cold climates that reflects "Allen's Rule".
This is basically an ecogeographical rule that states that homeotherm animals living at higher latitudes have shorter extremities (limbs, tail, ears, snout, etc) than their counterparts from warmer regions.
You could list these adaptations and explain their relationships with the environment.

Check here
http://www.osee.org/interactions/Meanders.html
for an interesting discussion of this (scroll down to the heading "Animal Rules: the Ecogeographical Connection") .

A different adaptation (that seemingly contradicts Allen's rule) is the possession of relatively large feet, which apparently enable this species to exert lower footloads on the soft substrate (snow). Here's a scientific publication that discusses this adaptation:
http://people.trentu.ca/dennismurray/pdf/Murray%20and%20Lariviere%202002.pdf

Hope this helps :-)

Answer 2

Arctic Fox Adaptations

Answer 3

If international warming keeps, and temperatures upward thrust, arctic foxes ought to lose their habitats and consequently lose their potential of survival. Their searching, burrowing, and so on. innovations could be out of date. they might somewhat no longer have the potential to compete with different predators outdoors of their very own environment. think of: hiding with white fur in a seasonal woodland?

Answer 4

They have a thick fur coat to keep them warm, and there coat changes to white for the winter.

Answer 5

Well, their coat changes color with the seasons...and they bury small animals to eat at a later time.