by Garry Hamilton (Author)
Ever since explorers have ventured north into the harsh lands of the arctic, they have encountered arctic foxes in the unlikeliest of places. The arctic fox is an extraordinary animal. No bigger than a house cat, it can not only survive but also thrive on almost nothing, in the middle of the arctic tundra, a land so hostile it seems incompatible with the existence of life. The tundra is a place of endless days or endless nights, where the temperatures can reach -58 F (-50 C) for weeks at a time, where the terrain is mostly described in terms of ice - ice sheets, pack ice, ice floes, icebergs, ice shelves, landfast ice, frazil ice, grease ice, glaciers. Garry Hamilton tells the fascinating story of the arctic fox, from its evolutionary beginnings to its current life in the far north: mating and raising a family, hunting and scavenging, its relationship with the polar bear and other arctic inhabitants, the fur trade, and the never-ending struggle for survival in a fragile and vanishing environment.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 15 Jun 2008
ISBN 10: 1408106981
ISBN 13: 9781408106983
Book Overview: Photographs by world-renowned photographer, and author of The World of the Polar Bear, Norbet Rosing. The Arctic Fox has popular appeal. Beautifully designed.