Arctic Fox Research Paper

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Fun Fact The Arctic Fox can be 2.3 to 3.5 feet long. In the winter the Arctic Fox has a white coat in the summer they have a brown coat. Their white coat helps with the cold and with camouflage. They also have a bushy tail and 4 longer teeth and 8 shorter teeth. The male Arctic foxes are protective around the females or around their family.
Predators of baby Arctic foxes focus mainly on the them because they're easier to catch. Arctic wolves hide in the snow and wait for the foxes to walk by then they jump at the foxes. The Polar Bear lays down and acts like a hill and when the foxes walk by the attack them. Eagles circle around the Arctic foxes then swoops down and grabs the fox.
The Arctic fox has two different fur colors in two different

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