Canadian Artic Marble Fox

In this context canadian is a geographic signifier and marble is a descriptor.

Canadian artic marble fox.

See more ideas about fox cute animals pets. Karine aigner a myth or reality. When it comes to the exotic marble fox also known as the arctic marble fox because they are from alaska or the canadian region they can adapt to the cold and live for 3 4 years in the wild. Jul 19 2019 explore fallen whiterire s board the canadian marble fox on pinterest.

Marble foxes occur as genetic mutations called color phases resulting from breeding the red fox. Nor is the canadian marble fox or even a canadian fox. Ozzie black pine animal sanctuary photo. The marble fox is not a naturally occurring coloration.

In canada the arctic fox is found from the very top of ellesmere island in the north to the region around james bay in the south. The marble fox or arctic marble fox is an interesting breed of fox and not just because of the coat. This beautiful breed has no direct connection to the arctic fox but it is often referred to as the arctic marble fox. The arctic fox is both a hunter and scavenger.

Although the distinguishing feature of these foxes is their coloration canadian marble foxes also called arctic marble foxes are a cross between a red fox and an arctic fox. In the wild most individuals do not live past their first year. To find prey during the winter the arctic fox uses its hearing and sense of smell to detect small animals that are active underneath the snow. Man has bred the two and the result has been the marble fox.

Red foxes and arctic foxes don t share the same range so such a cross breed doesn t occur in nature. Despite much online hullabaloo about this near virally popular bundle of foxy cuteness the marble arctic fox is not actually a particular species. Instead this type of fox is breed by humans for their uniquely beautiful coloring. The arctic fox vulpes lagopus also known as the white fox polar fox or snow fox is a small fox native to the arctic regions of the northern hemisphere and common throughout the arctic tundra biome.

The fur commission usa also reports that an arctic marble was born in a silver fox litter in norway in 1945 at sverre omber s farm. Their beautiful white fur displays patches of black or tan across the face and on the ears.