The arctic fox, also known as the white
fox, polar fox or snow fox, is a small fox native to Arctic regions of
the Northern Hemisphere and is common throughout the Arctic tundra
biome. Arctic fox babies are called either pups or kits. The Arctic fox
is an incredibly resilient animal that can live in temperatures as low
as -59° F and as warm as temperatures we experience in Southern
California.
Photo credits: Aquarium of the Pacific
It survives in extreme temperatures
thanks to its thick fur, furry soles, short ears, and short muzzle.
During the winter months, white phase Arctic fox have white coats that
serve as camouflage against the vast stretches of snow and ice in their
native Arctic region.
When the seasons change, their coats
change to a brown or blue-gray appearance that allows them to blend in
with the summer’s landscape. Blue phase fox, more common in the species’
southern habitat range, remain charcoal-colored year round. Young of
each color phase may occur in the same litter.
Climate change poses a threat to the
Arctic fox, impacting their habitat and food sources. Consequently the
International Union for Conservation of Nature has included them on
their Red List of Threatened Species and on a list of ten species that
are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Raised by Pigs, Tiger returns the Favor
This is going back a few years, but cuteness never grows old.
These pictures come from Siracha Tiger Zoo in Thailand, where the intermingling of species is not at all unusual… The tiger herself was raised by pigs, so she sees pigs as some kind of weird, bald tigers.
Although the Sriracha Tiger Zoo is off the beaten track, it is nonetheless quite a famous zoo, with one of the world’s most successful breeding programs for tigers. But breeding tigers is not its only agenda. Visitors have reported seeing tigers, pigs, and dogs all housed together within the same enclosure, with sows nursing tiger cubs and tigresses nursing piglets “adorned in tiger-print costumes.”
This tiger nursed from a pig and now nurses pigs…Aawwwww! When the pigs get too old, bam! Pork and hot sauce.
A Study in Brand Minimalism
But then again I know I like them because they are different than anything else out there now. If every packaging started to look like this the flamboyant packaging would stand out and start to be my favorite. Standing out isn’t about being more than what everyone else is, it usually means you are just less.
