ARCTIC FOX

About: 

• According to a study published in Polar Research by the Norwegian Polar Institute, the animal, also known as a coastal or blue fox, set off from the Svalbard Archipelago of Norway last year and ended up on a remote island in northern Nunavut, Canada, 
  
  
• The areas are connected seasonally by sea ice, and much of the journey was completed over vast stretches of the frozen Arctic Ocean.
  
  
• While this type of arctic fox has long been known for its endurance in the barren polar climate, such a fast transcontinental journey has never been documented before.
  
  
• The study indicated that the trek may have been prompted by a lack of available food or by the need to seek a new habitat.