{"product_id":"b008bhulq2","title":"Arctic Fox: Life at the Top of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eCurious, innovative and mysterious survivors of the arctic tundra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLook at it curled up in its cloudlike pillow of snow-white fur, an icon for beauty if there ever was one. Perhaps there is something deep within us that recognizes this material for what it is, one of nature's greatest feats of engineering. It is believed that no other animal coat can match the insulating properties of arctic fox fur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEver since explorers began venturing north into the harsh lands of the Arctic, they have encountered arctic foxes in the unlikeliest and most inhospitable of places. The arctic fox is an extraordinary creature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo bigger than a house cat, it survives on almost nothing in the middle of a land so hostile it seems incompatible with the very existence of life. The tundra is a place of endless days or endless nights where temperatures can reach -58 degrees Fahrenheit (-50 degrees Celsius) for weeks at a time, and where the terrain consists mostly of ice sheets, pack ice, ice floes, icebergs, ice shelves and glaciers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArctic Fox  tells the story of this animal from its evolutionary beginnings to its difficult life in the far north involving:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMating and raising a family  Hunting and scavenging  Its relationship with the polar bear and other arctic inhabitants  The fur trade  Adaptation to seasonal changes  The never ending struggle for survival in a fragile and vanishing environment.  This informative, lively and beautifully photographed book will fascinate naturalists and general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67975705395236,"sku":"YSL64334","price":3.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2614\/7620\/files\/71VN8Hhp9wL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793608245","url":"https:\/\/booktavero.com\/products\/b008bhulq2","provider":"BookTavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}