COPENHAGEN - An arctic fox walked more than 4,415 kilometres (2,737 miles) to go from northern Norway to Canada’s far north in four months, Norwegian researchers said. During the walk to Canada, the roughly 2-year-old fox moved at an average rate of 46.3 kilometres per day (28.7 miles per day), the Norwegian scientists said. The distance between the fox’s natal den and where she settled on Ellesmere Island was 1,789 kilometres (1,109 miles) if travelled in a straight line, according to the institute. The sea ice allows Norway’s arctic foxes to reach Greenland and then North America, though it’s not known why they leave their birth places in search of places to breed, the researchers said. ___This story has been corrected to show the fox travelled 4,415 kilometres, or 2,737 miles, over four months, not 76 days.

Source: thestar July 02, 2019 14:31 UTC