Long snouts protect foxes when diving headfirst in snow alaska-native-news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alaska-native-news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Study: Elongated Snouts Protect Snow-Diving Foxes from Injury sci.news - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sci.news Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Some foxes have a unique hunting behavior that they only use in winter: snow diving, where they dive face-first into snow without hurting their noses or breaking their heads.
When hunting for mice in winter, red and artic fox are known to plunge headfirst into snow but their sharp noses reduce the impact force and protect them from injury, according to a new study.