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Wonderful polar / arctic fox (alopex lagopus, liska polarni, pesec) from ZOO Brno, Czech republic
Thank you in advance for your comments and faves
My best friend *Allerlei took this amazing photo of polar fox:
FUR ON YOUR BACK IS BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS!
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INFO ABOUT THE ANIMAL:
Name: polar/arctic fox (alopex lagopus)
Location: north of Eurasia, North America, Greenland
Size: 67 cm long body, 30 cm high, 40 cm long tail weight: 5 - 9 kg
Diet: lemmings, Arctic Hare, eggs, and carrion, but polar foxes eat also birds, baby seals and fish. Foxes are able to hide their prey to find and eat it later.
Conservation status: Least Concern (only population in Scandinavia is endangered)
Interesting facts: polar foxes change their fur. They are white in winter, but then start to lose their fluffy white coat. In summer, they are dark grey and much less fluffy | because they live in cold weather, their snouts and ears are very short | polar foxes tend to form monogamous pairs in breeding season. Females give birth to 4-8 pups and both parents take care of the babies | some foxes are called ,,blue foxes“ due special colour or their coat | polar foxes are able to survive temperature – 80°C! | polar foxes often follow polar bears to eat rest of bear’s prey | polar foxes have thick fur even on their paws – that’s why they can walk on ice
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Comments: 182
Awww! 
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It takes talent to be this beautiful while sitting in a puddle of mud!
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Her eyes are beautiful along with her fur!! How old is she?
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That's okay! We all just say she was a pup!
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she is surely not a pup
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.....==".....
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you could not know this
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Hehe! I guess I couldn't
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"Wasn't me! Didn't do nuffin! That hole was already there, honest..."
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thank you for all the funny comments
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Hehe! You're welcome. I always caption cute photos like that...
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oh wow, the white coat really stands out in the dark muddy background! i just reaaaaally hope this fox doesnt decide to roll on the ground. :0
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I love his eyes, they are almost a red amberish color. Amazing. Great shot!
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how unbelievably adorable
i don't know why people love cats so much, when dogs, wolfs and foxs are clearly cuter, and way cooler
always wanted a dog that looks like that
its one of those days when i wish raising an animle like this was possible
well, at least i still got my quad of dogs
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I think that it is fair that some people love cats more than dogs and other people are different
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of course it is
i never ment it isn't
just can't seem to understand why
i am more of a wolf man
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It sure looks composed, considering how close your friend must have been to it. Amazing; it must be used to people. Either that, or totally unfamiliar with them.
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well, they are simply curious
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Huh. Well, I guess that behavior probably pays off in an arctic environment; they have to investigate everything that moves just to find enough potential meals to stay alive. Makes sense.
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well, I would say, that they are simply foxes - and being a fox is a synonym for being curious
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Wow I thought this was a stuffed fox at first! Great shot, nice angle.
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What a cute fox!! I wonder if it needs a bit of a manicure, though. Perhaps its claws get trimmed from time to time because it doesn't do much digging or running over abrasive surfaces while it's in the zoo...
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I think that polar foxes need long claws, it is natural for them, because they walk on ice
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