How do arctic foxes hunt in the snow? – Benjamin P., age 4, South Orange, New Jersey Maybe you’ve seen a video clip of a fluffy white fox moving carefully through a frozen landscape. Suddenly it leaps ...

Red foxes commonly spawn in Taiga forests, while arctic foxes spawn in Mountain Groves and Snowy Taiga biomes. Since snow biomes are quite rare, you either need to be lucky to find one near your ...

Arctic foxes have superb hearing, with specific attunement to frequencies between 2,000 and 10,000 hertz. These frequencies correspond with the sound of rustling and squeaking beneath the snow.

Both Arctic and red foxes hunt in the snow by using their sensitive hearing to locate the precise location of tunneling rodents. The foxes then take a great leap into the air and dive nose-first ...

A blanket of snow isn’t enough to keep a hungry fox from a hot meal. In wintry landscapes, mice and other rodents find refuge ...

"People see them everywhere." Craig Jackson/ Kristine Ulvund/ Nina Young Arctic foxes are towed by snow ski to a release point in Hardangervidda, a mountain plateau in Norway, in 2024 (Credit ...

“This arctic fox probably takes the cake for the most interesting ... “Definitely made for the snow.” And once the fox was cleaned up, her fur was clearly white. But wildlife rehabilitators ...