GeocacheAlaska! Travelers Alaskan Arctic Fox Kit

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Released:
Monday, January 27, 2014
Origin:
Alaska, United States
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To run with the pack around the world!

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Fast Facts

Did you know the changes in the length of the day (hours of daylignt), and not changes in temperature, trigger molt and color alteration in the arctic fox!

  • Size
    Weight: 6–10 lbs; Length: 43 inches (including the 15" tail); 9 to 12" tall at shoulders.  Brown gray in summer, white in winter.
  • Lifespan
    About 4 years; 16 years (captivity average)
  • Range/Distribution
    Treeless tundra in coastal areas, plus pack ice in winter.  Along the north and west coasts of Alaska to about 200 miles inland, and just as far offshore during winter freeze-up: also the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands.
  • Diet
    Small mammals, including lemmings and tundra voles, nesting seabirds such as auklets, puffins, and murres, sometimes berries, eggs, and carrion.
  • Predators
    Humans, Wolves, Polar Bears, Golden Eagles and Snowy Owls
  • Reproduction
    Mating occurs in early March and early April. Gestation lasts 52 days. Litters average seven pups but may contain as many as 15 pups.  Birth weight is 3 to 5 ounces.

Both blue and white color phases occur in arctic foxes. Foxes of the blue phase remain dark or charcoal colored year round, and are only somewhat lighter colored in winter, as opposed to the luxurious white winter coats of the white color phase foxes.

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Tracking History (7736.6mi) View Map

Dropped Off 2/7/2015 Pathfinder33 placed it in Climber's Cache Montana - 82.29 miles  Visit Log

Dropped in Climber's Cache (GC1AQTZ)
Visited 2/7/2015 Pathfinder33 took it to Sheep Mountain Wyoming - 93.31 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/31/2015 Pathfinder33 took it to Jefferson's Million Wyoming - 6.27 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/31/2015 Pathfinder33 took it to Sandstone Island Wyoming - 2.95 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/31/2015 Pathfinder33 took it to SP Big Island Wyoming - .33 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/31/2015 Pathfinder33 took it to NP Big Island Wyoming - 42.19 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/25/2015 Pathfinder33 took it to A long day! Wyoming - 24.67 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/23/2015 Pathfinder33 took it to "T" Town Chirp Wyoming - 85.59 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/17/2015 Pathfinder33 took it to Up in Smoke Wyoming - 66.9 miles  Visit Log

Visited Up in Smoke (GC2A56Z)
Visited 1/12/2015 Pathfinder33 took it to Geonic 2014 Wyoming - 38.03 miles  Visit Log
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