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Five adorable Arctic fox cubs have been born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park. Keepers at the wildlife conservation charity say the new arrivals are doing well and have slowly started exploring their surroundings under the watchful eyes of parents Sarah and Jack.’

Keith Gilchrist, animal collection manager at Highland Wildlife Park, said, “We were thrilled to welcome Sarah and Jack’s first litter of cubs on 9 May. Sarah has been very busy building an extensive network of tunnels and burrows and has spent a lot of time underground with the cubs in the weeks following their birth. It is fantastic to now see them growing in confidence and getting curious about the world beyond the burrows. Some lucky visitors have already been able to spot them out and about exploring their enclosure.

“Like all the animals in our care, our Arctic foxes play an important role in attracting and engaging thousands of visitors each year so they can learn about the threats animals face in the wild and the action they can take to help. Their power to connect people with nature and encourage behaviour change is invaluable.”

Although the global population of Arctic foxes is currently stable, some regional populations are declining and are critically low. Regional threats include climate change, disease and exposure to toxic pollutants. The species is sadly unprotected throughout most of its range, however in Sweden, Finland, and Norway, Arctic foxes have been fully protected now for over 60 years.

Arctic foxes are known for their thick white fur which helps them to cope with temperatures as low as -50 degrees Celsius, but cubs are born grey or brown for better camouflage during the summer months, and adults change their colouring with the seasons.

Highland Wildlife Park’s adorable new arrivals are still dependent on mum and spending lots of time underground. Patient visitors will be able to spot them exploring their enclosure more and more in the coming weeks.

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Four tiny foxes are out of the woods – or in this case, off of the lake – after they were rescued from a frigid Lake Minnetonka on Feb. 14.

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville said the red fox babies - commonly known as kits - were found spread out on the ice, and when they arrived at the center were all hypothermic. The two males and two females, who each weighed between 10-13 ounces, were placed in an incubator and after about 20 minutes were back to a normal temperature, WRC said.

The center said it's very early to receive fox kits – the first babies usually don't arrive until mid-March or April. WRC said this is the earliest they've ever admitted baby foxes for care and because their Mammal Nursey isn't set up yet, the kits had to be transferred to an independent licensed rehabilitator that specializes in the animals.

"Our staff has a friendly competition each winter to guess when the first baby mammal will arrive at WRC, and this year we all lost!" WRC said in a Facebook post.

It's currently denning season, when red foxes typically mate and give birth to a litter of pups come spring. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, foxes typically make their dens in woodchuck or badger holes in dense woods. However, a fox family could make their den in your yard.

If you see a fox den, you can contact the WRC at 651-486-9453 for advice and insight on how to co-exist with the critters.

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Silver fox enjoying the sun in my yard. Photo is a bit soft because I had to shoot through a dirty window.

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