Raising Arctic Fox Cubs | Animal Super Parents | BBC Earth

so many animals choose to pair up because co-parenting has some definite advantages especially here in the Arctic home to the arctic fox and one of the harshest places on Earth to try and raise a family with temperatures as low as -50° Celsius winter has forced this devoted arctic fox pair to part in their search for food and battle for survival as Winter's grip loosens the snow melts and the foxes sport their new summer coats the fox pair are back together again but life hasn't got any easier as they now have extra mouths to feed these CS are about 4 weeks old and their parents take it in turns to dot on them the Cubs need to be fully Independent by the time winter comes round again so this jewer work flat out to share the [Music] hunting like all parents working on opposite shifts they don't get to see much of each [Music] other so snatched moments of family time are [Music] precious [Music] but with the survival of the Cubs directly linked to how much food mom and dad can put on the table there's little time for relaxation except for the Cubs the foxes have timed their offspring's arrival with a glut of food other animals have babies too and this fox mom has found a nest full of [Music] eggs but she's possibly underestimated how Fierce the snow geese can be [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] single arctic fox will take as many as500 eggs during the breeding season these parents have just four more months to fatten up the Cubs before they have to be independent so teaming up is the only way they can successfully raise young in the narrow window of summertime a dual effort helps many parents face the challenge of raising their young in a short growing season before the hardship of winter arrives

Channel: BBC Earth

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Keywords: bbc documentary, bbc, bbcearth, bbc earth

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Length: 4min 35sec (275 seconds)

Published: Sat Jan 20 2024