We"re sure you could just squeeze this snoozing Arctic fox like a stuffed animal, but we wouldn"t advise it. These cute little fuzzballs can be ferocious hunters. In fact, the Arctic fox is one of the most prolific predators on the tundra, preying on lemmings, voles, rabbits, birds (often with a side of eggs), and other small critters that cross its adorable path. But right now, our Arctic fox is happy to curl up with its tail and get some shut-eye—by forming a ball with its body, the fox is exposing the least possible surface area to cold air, helping to conserve heat no matter how low the mercury dips.
What does the fox dream?
Today in History
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Welcome to the Hoh
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Remembering the Arizona
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Keep calm and drive on (slowly)
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Diving into World Oceans Day
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Four Sisters, thousands of trees
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
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Don’t look down
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Whatever floats your boat
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Celebrating Labor Day
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Oymyakon, Russia
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Behold the perfect cone
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Vote!
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Après-ski in the Dolomites
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Endangered Species Day
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Mapping courage in the Seventh Ward
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A place fit for the gods
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Protecting endangered giants
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Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
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Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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World Elephant Day
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International Cheetah Day
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A timeless view of the night sky
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International Sloth Day
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A summertime light show
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Digging the birds
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Bridges to the past