blue fox

Polar fur-bearer

A blue fox is an arctic fox during its winter phase when its coat turns a bluish-gray rather than pure white.

The term also refers to the fur itself, prized in the garment trade: a blue fox stole.

Some foxes are selectively bred for this coloration.

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Polar canid species

polar fox · silver fox

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Ginger-furred wild canine

silver fox · gray fox · kit fox · fennec fox

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G