Snow leopards are extreme athletes with some wizard-like abilities. Find out more about these big cats’ amazing skills.
Photograph by Sylvain Cordier / NPL / Minden Pictures Too bad these cats don’t compete
Not far from the North Pole, the world is frozen for thousands of miles. Suddenly a snowy mound wiggles and reveals two dark eyes. The lump is transformed into the furry white body of a lone arctic fox. The canine casually shakes the blanket of snow off her thick coat—the key to her survival. But warm fur alone might not keep this fox alive during the polar winter, when temperatures rarely get above zero degrees Fahrenheit. Until spring arrives, this arctic fox will rely on some freeze-defying strategies, making it a champion of the cold.
If a fox can’t find food, or if the weather gets really bad, it can dig a snow den
