# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch2oAoPrVFB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11679712-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/6fc3caf4fe.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-08-29T18:30:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by jasperdoest | Two arctic fox kits fight over a gosling killed by their mother. Both arctic fox parents contribute to the rearing of their young, with the mother providing milk for the first three weeks and rarely leaving the den, while the male brings food. But as her babies begin to take more meat, the female also needs to start hunting to keep up with the growing demand. 

The barnacle goslings are plentiful and make for easy prey. The family eats about 400 goslings per season. Occasionally the female brings in an eider duck or adult goose, a heavy load for such a small fox.⁣ Follow jasperdoest for more images of the wonders of nature. #arcticfox #babyanimals #wildlifebehavior

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arcticfox, wildlifebehavior, babyanimals

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