Why the Arctic Fox Changes Fur Color — Short Phrases for a 6-year-old

Three very short, simple rephrasings for a 6-year-old explaining that the Arctic fox molts — it sheds old fur and grows new fur, turning white in winter and brown in summer.

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Here are 3 short ways to say it:

  • The Arctic fox is white in winter and brown in summer; molting means it sheds old fur and grows new fur.
  • Molting is when the fox loses old fur and grows fresh fur, so its color changes with the seasons.
  • The fox sheds and regrows its fur — called molting — so it looks white in winter and brown in summer.

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