Honorable Mention / 2020 / Nature / Wildlife

• Photographer
  Tibor Kercz, Hungary

The Arctic fox lives in some of the most frigid extremes on the planet, but they do not start to shiver until the temperature drops to −70 °C (−94 °F). Among its adaptations for survival in the cold is its dense, multilayered pelage, which provides excellent insulation. There are two genetically distinct coat color morphs: white and blue.[15] The blue morph is often a dark blue,brown, or grey color year-round. Although the blue allele is dominant over the white allele99% of the Arctic fox population is the white morph.The fur of the Arctic fox provides the best insulation of any mammal.