We"re visiting Norway"s Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park, where this small but mighty Arctic fox is undergoing changes to prepare for the cold, Nordic winter. While animals have many ways to adapt to winter weather, such as migrating, hibernating, and growing thick fur, the Arctic fox does none of these. Instead, its coat transitions from brown and gray to a snowy white every autumn. The fox"s pelt acts as camouflage, allowing it to blend in among the rocks and tundra for half of the year and, after turning white, hide in the snow and ice the other half.
Arctic fox in Norway
Today in History
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Festival of British Archaeology
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Bidding summer adieu
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Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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National Bison Day
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Bright and colorful peacock feathers
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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Star Wars Day
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Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
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Presidents Day
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Celebrating Flag Day
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Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California
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Vietnam’s new bridge deserves a big hand
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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Canadian Thanksgiving
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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National Park Service Founders Day
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Traffic jam on the caribou highway
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Sands of time
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A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
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Classical music takes center stage
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World Wildlife Day
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La Brecha de Rolando (Rolands Breach), Spain
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Cheetah mother and cub
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A Latino art exhibition in Denver
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Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Birthplace of Roman emperors
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My my, it s Syttende Mai
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National Rivers Month
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