Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus ), moulting adult, Yankicha Island, Kuril Chain, Sakhalin Oblast, Far East Russia 4th June 2012

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Fur traders introduced Arctic Foxes to some of the Kuril Islands in the late 1880s. It was easier to catch them on the Islands than in their original northerly home.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Yankicha Island, Kuril Chain, Far East Russia
Photo credit: © John Holmes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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