If you are feeling rather disgruntled with the human race right now, we can offer you a ‘who’s who’ alternative. Specifically, you can take your mind off the convoluted plots and strategies of business and peruse the relatively tranquil world of Canadian wildlife as represented in Hinterland Who’s Who, Canada’s publication of furry, feathered and scaled friends, such as the arctic fox pictured here.

The intro to his “biography” informs us that the arctic fox:

• raises its young in dens up to 300 years old, with as many as 100 entrances
• is the smallest canid, or doglike animal, in Canada
• ”migrates” in search of food in lean years
• has a white or pale bluish-grey coat in winter and a dark brown or darker bluish-grey coat in summer

Hinterland Who’s Who was inspired, in part , by Canada’s love of wildlife and it’s integral place in Canadian identity.

“What it means to be Canadian has often been demonstrated through people’s attachment to wildlife and wilderness. This is most evident in the iconic role that wildlife plays in Canadian currency, the popularity of wildlife art, and the billions of dollars that are spent annually on wildlife-related activities in Canada.

This connection to wildlife was introduced to many Canadians through the popular Hinterland Who’s Who television announcements, or vignettes. First created in the early 1960s, Hinterland Who’s Who made bold use of a relatively new medium — black and white television — to reach the Canadian general public. The vignettes, produced by the Canadian Wildlife Service, brought native wildlife into living rooms using excellent film footage and simple narration. They became, and remain, an enduring part of Canadian culture.”
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We now return you to our normal biped broadcast schedule.