{"id":36099,"date":"2024-09-16T02:45:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T06:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/arctic-fox-cubs-born-at-kent-wildlife-park\/16\/09\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T02:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T06:45:44","slug":"arctic-fox-cubs-born-at-kent-wildlife-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/arctic-fox-cubs-born-at-kent-wildlife-park\/16\/09\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Arctic fox cubs born at Kent wildlife park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ten Arctic fox cubs are getting to know their surroundings at a wildlife park in Kent.<\/p>\n<p>Wildwood near Herne, which runs projects to protect, conserve and re-wild animals that have been native to Great Britain, welcomed the litter born to parents Flo and Albert in May.<\/p>\n<p>The five male and five female cubs have just emerged from their burrows, after spending the first months of life underground.<\/p>\n<p>Sally Holt, head of carnivores and small mammals, said Wildwood staff realised Flo was about to give birth because she was &#8220;constantly digging&#8221;, while Albert was &#8220;aggressive&#8221; when approached.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VOfygILXAFsVUyqo26NpeA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xMzUw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/7bd950e6495c7091b343828120a713d4\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sally Holt, head of carnivores and small mammals at Wildwood, stands amongst the Arctic foxes pin their enclosure\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gUfbU5K9hPFIq.vklG7csA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/7bd950e6495c7091b343828120a713d4\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Sally Holt, head of carnivores and small mammals at Wildwood, says cubs and parents are doing well [BBC]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We realised that she was making her own birthing sites as Arctic foxes like lots of options,&#8221; added Ms Holt.<\/p>\n<p>Arctic foxes lived in Britain during the last Ice Age, but are now extinct in Scotland because when the climate warmed, the ice receded and their range decreased.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Holt says the foxes at Wildwood, which can now be seen from walkways over their specially built enclosure, are well suited to the milder weather in Kent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArctic foxes live in the most harsh areas of our planet amongst Arctic tundra, areas where there\u2019s mainly sheets of ice and really thick snow with very little vegetation,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IZKiw17cNsqjlDB2w0w4WQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xMzUw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/bff3730aa6e7bebc4f5788f98f65a7d4\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Two Arctic fox cubs perch on logs in their enclosure at Wildwood near Herne\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jLuzOnowRbFDmSgFfTISQg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/bff3730aa6e7bebc4f5788f98f65a7d4\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two Arctic fox cubs perch on logs in their enclosure at Wildwood near Herne\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jLuzOnowRbFDmSgFfTISQg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/bff3730aa6e7bebc4f5788f98f65a7d4\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">The five male and five female Arctic fox cubs at Wildwood have yet to be named [BBC]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The cubs, who are yet to be named, have been weaned from their mother and enjoy regular meals of chicks, fish and berries which are brought to them by their keepers.<\/p>\n<p>When they are older, half of them will be taken to the Wildwood Trust&#8217;s sister site in Devon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow BBC Kent on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCinKent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>, on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCRadioKent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>X<\/em><\/a><em>, and on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcinkent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em>. 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