Explore the Tibetan Plateau evolution and its role in shaping the hypercarnivorous Tibetan fox and Arctic fox ancestry.

Arctic fox's habitat in the Arctic tundra is in a hairline balance in an ecosystem which is vulnerable to climate change. As such, the Arctic fox and other similar predators can be used as ...

A cyclical decline in the population of small rodents in the Swedish mountains has hurt the numbers of one of Sweden's most endangered predators, the Arctic fox. The Arctic fox, or fjällräv in ...

How do arctic foxes hunt in the snow? – Benjamin P., age 4, South Orange, New Jersey Maybe you’ve seen a video clip of a fluffy white fox moving carefully through a frozen landscape.

Caption: An Arctic fox, no longer in its white winter coat, sits at a den site in northern Manitoba. New research suggests the polar predators green up areas by their dens. (Submitted by Chloé ...

Other natural predators of the Arctic fox include golden eagles, wolverines, wolves, and bears. The animals tend to live only 3 to 4 years in the wild.

A dramatic shift is unfolding in the Arctic Ocean, where killer whales (orcas)—once blocked by thick ice—are now establishing year-round populations. As climate change melts polar ice, new ...

Environment Hungry like the fox Climate change is starving out the iconic Arctic foxes of Scandinavia, so Norway is giving them dog food – and facing dilemmas that will be increasingly common in ...

An arctic fox tracked with a satellite collar carries a goose egg on Bylot Island, Nunavut. Tracking movements of predators facilitates understanding of arctic ecosystem changes.

What were once relatively safe havens in the Arctic are now feasting sites for predators of baby birds.