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αppєαrαncє ➳ a small fox that is white in the winter and brownish tan in the summer, and has black eyes and a black nose
hαвítαt ➳ during the winter, near the edge of the timber forests in the southern most part of the tundra, in the summer they may travel farther north
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stαtus ➳ least concern
dαngєrs ➳ their biggest threat was the fur trade , which has died down significantly but is still impacting the foxes . additionally , climate change is already affecting them and will be even more influential in the near future . prey scarcity is also a threat for the arctic foxes .
pσpulαtíσn ➳ several hundred thousand
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i. arctic foxes have the warmest pelt of any animal that inhabits the tundra zone .
ii. while they are predators , they are sometimes forced to scavenge for polar bears' left overs .
iii. arctic foxes create elaborate burrows as shelter .
iv. their main predators are grey wolves and red foxes ; while they choose to prey on geese , rodents , and occasionally seal pups .
v. one of the most adapted animals in the arctic , they withstand temperatures up to - 50 degrees celcius . [ - 58 degrees fahrenheit ]
