Arctic Fox Traditional Cache

The Cache is in the Assiniboine Park Zoo, in Winnipeg. There is an entrance fee. Placing trackables is not recommended in this high muggle area. Zoo hours change with the seasons. Summer hours: Open daily from 9:00 a.m. and gates close at 4:30 p.m. This cache will only be available until closing on Sunday, September 07, 2014.

The Arctic fox’s scientific name is Vulpes lagopus. They are 85.3 cm (33.6 inches) in average body length. The Arctic fox has deep fur that is brown in summer and white in winter. They eat lemmings, voles, hares, eggs and carrion. They also eat berries, which makes them an omnivore but they are also scavengers. The Arctic fox can be prey for polar bears on rare occasions. The Arctic fox can endure temperatures as low as -50°C. The Arctic fox is about the size of a domestic dog. The Arctic fox is able to stay warm in the winter because it has short legs, a short muzzle and small rounded ears. 

Babies are called kits. They have litters twice a year with to 5 to 8 kits in each litter, although litters of 25 have been recorded. The foxes form mating pairs from March to July. A female's pregnancy normally lasts 49 to 57 days.  The first litters are born from April through June and the second litters in July or August. The parents raise the young in a big den.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Fox, 

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/kids/animal-facts/arctic_fox.asp

By: Parker