Email or username:

Password:

Forgot your password?
Wonder of Science's posts Post Back to profile
Wonder of Science

An arctic fox shedding its winter coat. Arctic foxes are well adapted to the cold, surviving temperatures as low as −50 °C (−58 °F).

Photo Credit: Kevin Morgans
Read more about these tough little foxes: animals.howstuffworks.com/mamm

A small Arctic fox with a short brown summer coat on its legs and face, and a long, unkempt white winter coat on its body, looking like it just rolled out of bed after a wild Arctic slumber party.
22 Apr 2023 at 11:44 | Open on mastodon.social
2 comments
Muhammad Zaid

@wonderofscience They have white fur to camouflage in snow and have black skin to absorb heat. Great combination. Thanks for sharing. Your accounts are great, both on Mastodon as well as on Twitter.

22 Apr 2023 at 11:56 | Open on mastodon.social
P J Evans
Go Up