A slumbering Arctic fox in winter will wrap its long, bushy tail around its body for added warmth. Its feet are covered in dense fur to insulate against the cold and provide traction on the ice.

In the winter, these foxes boast a long white coat that sheds to short, dark gray to bluish-brown fur in ... northward-spreading red fox, and hunting and trapping for the fur trade. POPULATION TREND: ...

The Arctic fox is a resilient and highly adaptable ... As temperatures rise and snow melts, their fur changes to a brown ...

Thick fur and small ears help the Arctic fox retain body heat The Arctic fox ... In spring and summer, the coat changes to brown or grey. This gives better camouflage when surface snow and ice ...