Key Facts
Where does the Arctic fox live?
a. Antarctica
b. Australia and New Zealand
c. temperate region
d. Arctic
They live in the Arctic tundra habitats in northern Europe, northern Asia, and North America.
What are the main preys of the Arctic fox?
a. dogs and cats
b. eagles and owls
c. small rodents
c. small rodents like lemmings and voles
What is the special part of their body?
a. fur
b. feet
c. nose
a. Arctic fox's fur can change color with seasons includes changing colors from brown in summer months, all the way through white for winter.
Temperatures in the Arctic are rising at twice the rate of the rest of the world. What do the Arctic foxes face?
a. Hunting
b. Climate change
c. Water pollution
d. Virus
b. Climate change
How long can an Arctic fox travel in a day?
a. 21 km a day
b. 46 km a day
c. 96 km a day
d. 155 km a day
D. An arctic fox can travel with an average of just over 46 km (29 mi) a day, and managed as much as 155 km (96 mi) in a single day.
How does the Arctic fox contribute to nutrient distribution?
a. nest building
b. prey traps
c. litter and urine
c. Arctic fox produces large amounts of litter and urine that provide nutrients to the soils
How Arctic fox protect themself form the predators?
a. fight agaist
b. create dens
c. run away
b.create dens Arctic fox are large maze-like systems beneath the surface which can have up to 150 entrances and exits to quickly escape when needed
When have Arctic foxes been listed on the IUCN Red List?
a. 1994
b. 1996
c. 1998
d. 2004
b. 1996
What animals are considered predators of the Arctic fox?
a. birds and snakes
b. polar bears and wolves
c. marine animals
b. Arctic foxes are a food source for large predators
such as polar bears and wolves.
How Arctic fox eat larger animal athought these are not animals they have hunted themselves?
a. making a big trap
b. following behind polar bear
c. waiting these animals dead by the cold
b. following behind polar bear, the polar bears use the sea ice to hunt seals and other marine mammals, often leaving large parts of the carcass behind afterward which the arctic fox can scavenge.
Where can you find them?
a. Canada, Greenland, Iceland
b. the Uk, Mexico, Peru
c. Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore
d. India, Nepal, China
a. Canada, Greenland, Iceland
What kind of diet does the Arctic fox have?
a. herbivore
b. carnivore
c. omnivore
c. omnivore. They eat birds, fish, and plants.