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Arctic/Fox

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including/its/tail./It/////can/weigh/up/to/20////pounds/(9/kilograms).// The/Arctic/fox/has/////small/ears/with/fur/on/them,/and/fur/on/its///feet/to/stop/it/from///losing/too/much/heat///from/its/body./It/has///long,/thick/fur/that////helps/it/stay/warm./Its/fur/changes/color//////






from/brown/or/gray/in/the/summer/to/white////or/light/gray/in/the////winter./This/helps/it////catch/food/because/// its/prey/can’t/see/it////coming.////////////////// The/Arctic/fox/lives/in/burrows/and/may/hunt/for/food/any/time/of/the/day./Arctic/foxes//like/to/eat/birds/or/////






birds’/eggs/and/small//animals/like/lemmings.//Sometimes/they/will////even/hunt/reindeer.//// Arctic/fox/babies/are// called/pups./They/have/a/litter/of/about/5////to/14/pups/each/year,/and/they/are/born/////between/April/and/////June./By/September////or/October,/the/pups//are/ready/to/leave/////






the/den/and/live/on////their/own./////////////// Arctic/foxes/live/up/to/about/10/years/in/a//// zoo/but/only/about/3//years/in/the/wild./////// The/natural/enemies////of/the/Arctic/fox/are//wolverines,/red/foxes,//and/golden/eagles./////











Caribou The/caribou/is/a/large/deer./They/live/in///////Greenland/and/the////northern/part/of///////






North/America./They///eat/grass/and/other///plants,/traveling/from/ summer/to/winter/to///find/food./This/is//////called/migration./Some of/them/travel/more///than/3,000/miles///////(4,800/km),/farther////than/any/other/land///animal/migrates.//////// Caribou/are/very///////






large./A/male/caribou/can/weigh/up/to/700//pounds/(320/kg)/and//be/up/to/8/feet/(2.4//m)/long./Females/are//a/little/smaller,/but////still/very/large./Both///male/and/female//////caribou/have/antlers.//Caribou/and/reindeer/are/the/only/types/of/deer/whose/females///have/antlers./A/baby//






caribou/is/called/a/////calf./There/is/usually//only/one/calf/born/at/a/time./Calves/grow///quickly/and/can////////survive/by/themselves/when/they/are/3/to/6/months/old./Caribou///usually/live/between/// 15/and/20/years.////// Caribou/have/brown/// or/gray/coats/and/////






large/feet,/called//////hooves,/to/help/them///walk/in/the/snow./Some caribou/live/in/areas///called/tundra./These///areas/are/cold/and/////dry./There/are/not/any/trees/there,/and/they//are/covered/with/snow/much/of/the/year.//////Other/caribou/live/in//the/evergreen/forests/that/grow/nearby.//////











Lemming

A/lemming/is/a/small///animal./It/is/something/like/a/mouse.////////////Lemmings/live/very/////






far/north/where/it/is///cold./They/like/to/live//by/themselves/and/////are/not/happy/when///other/lemmings/come//into/their/area.///////// A/lemming/can/grow///as/big/as/7/inches/(18/centimeters)/long,/and/that/includes/its/short,/stumpy/tail./Its/fur/is//very/thick/and/can/be/






gray/or/brown./The/////fur/often/has/other////colors/mixed/in,/like/////reddish/brown/or///////black./Lemmings/have//short/legs/and/small////eyes/and/ears./Their////eyes/and/ears/are//////almost/completely//////hidden/by/their/long,///thick/fur.//////////////// A/lemming/likes/to/eat/






plants/and/things/like/bark,/seeds,/moss,/and/roots./It/will/make/its//nest/in/the/grass/or///sometimes/in/burrows.//A/lemming/can/have///up/to/13/babies/at/////one/time./When/there/are/many,/many////////lemmings/living/in/the//same/region,/it/////////becomes/hard/to/find/food./When/they//////






cannot/find/enough///food,/they/might///////travel/to/find/other///places/to/live./The//////natural/enemies/of////the/lemming/are/birds, weasels,/and/foxes./////









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