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Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) In our country the Arctic fox is linked to the bare mountain region. It is placed under protection since 1928, but the population is still only just under 100 animals. The Arctic fox can be found all over the Arctic region and lives on the tundra, on drift-ice and on the bare mountains. There will be both white and dark ("blue") puppies in the same litter - if the parents are of different colour variants. In our country about one tenth of the Arctic foxes are blue.
Order: Predators (Carnivora)
Family: Canids (Canidae)
Weight: Normally 1.5-4 kilos
Life span: Up to 14 years
Mating period: March - June
Gestation period: 52 days
Puppies: Are born in May - mid-July, and there may be 1-13 puppies in the same litter.
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Last Updated ( torsdag, 29 mars 2007 )
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