First recorded in 1765–75
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Since Blizzard’s death, the zoo has been making improvements to the Arctic Tundra habitat — also home to muskoxen and Arctic fox — to prepare for the cubs’ arrival.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Under an around-the-clock summer sun, a young Arctic fox set out in July 2019 from Bylot Island in Nunavut, Canada.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2023
The $50-million movie features Jeremy Renner as the voice of Swifty the Arctic fox, a mailroom delivery service worker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2019
Delicate drawings and watercolors of clouds, the aurora borealis, the frozen sea, an Arctic fox, a hen, a samovar and many plants, some pressed, some drawn, were assembled into a self-published journal.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2018
He paused, one hand on the warm liver, and as his brother knocked him aside, the recollection of a babbling Arctic fox came to his mind.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison, “Snow Fox” follows Rana, an arctic fox who lives in the remote northern reaches of Svalbard, Norway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
“A lot of the science is spot on,” said Heather Goldstone, chief spokeswoman for the Woodwell Climate Research Center, pointing to the episode in which the red fox strays into territory of the arctic fox.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
The fox, named Sven, was rescued in Oklahoma, where it’s illegal to own an arctic fox, and homed at a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center before coming to the Point Defiance Zoo.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Figure 24.1 An arctic fox is a complex animal, well adapted to its environment.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In the afternoon, Duane searched out his friend the arctic fox.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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