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The British polar expedition team encountered a rare Arctic fox pure white as snow and cute

On December 7, 2017, local time, Dave Briggs, the leader of the British Arctic Expedition, recently encountered a cute Arctic fox friend while on a mission in the Canadian polar region. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "

The British polar expedition team encountered a rare Arctic fox pure white as snow and cute

Only to see that the little white as snow in the picture is not recognized at all, it took the initiative to go to the territory of the scientific expedition team, and even rushed to the feet of Dave to sniff, the appearance is very cute. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "

The British polar expedition team encountered a rare Arctic fox pure white as snow and cute

And since that day, the little guy has become a regular visitor to the British expedition team, this little arctic fox almost every day to go to the area where the expedition team is located to "say hello", the expedition team members also gave it a name, called Spot. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "

The British polar expedition team encountered a rare Arctic fox pure white as snow and cute

Arctic foxes are found in the Arctic. The body length is 50-60 cm, the tail length is 20-25 cm, and the weight is 2.5-4 kg. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "

The British polar expedition team encountered a rare Arctic fox pure white as snow and cute

The face is narrow, the mouth is pointed, the ears are round, the tail hair is fluffy, and the tip is white. In winter, the whole body hair is white, only the tip of the nose is black, and in summer the body hair is gray-black, and the ventral surface is lighter in color. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "

The British polar expedition team encountered a rare Arctic fox pure white as snow and cute

The abdomen has very dense villi and few needle hairs, and can live on ice sheets at minus 50 °C. The hairs on the soles of the feet are particularly thick. Alone or in groups. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "

The British polar expedition team encountered a rare Arctic fox pure white as snow and cute

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