XXVIII. Account of several quadrupeds from Hudson's Bay, by Mr. John Reinhold Forster, F. R. S
1. Arctic Fox, Penn. Synops, of Quadr. p. 155. n. 113. Canis Lagopus , Linn. Severn River. A most beautiful specimen in its snowy winter furr; this animal seems to be lower on its legs than the common fox, and is prodigiously well secured against the intense cold of the climate, by the thickness and...
| Published in: | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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1772
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1772.0029 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstl.1772.0029 |
| Summary: | 1. Arctic Fox, Penn. Synops, of Quadr. p. 155. n. 113. Canis Lagopus , Linn. Severn River. A most beautiful specimen in its snowy winter furr; this animal seems to be lower on its legs than the common fox, and is prodigiously well secured against the intense cold of the climate, by the thickness and length of its hairs, which are at the same time as soft as silk. |
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