A Wonderleaf question
How do animals survive winter?
a real page from the book
Animals survive winter by choosing from a few sturdy strategies: travel to warmer places, grow extra insulation, hide food, live on stored fat, gather in sheltered spots, or slow their bodies so they use far less energy. There is no single trick; winter survival is a toolbox.
One of the strangest examples is the wood frog. As ice forms around it, sugar-rich fluid protects its tiny cells, and the frog waits through the cold with no heartbeat. When warm weather returns, it softens, starts up again, and hops off.
Wonder words
- migration
- insulation
- hibernation
- torpor
Try it out
Before bed, look out a window and guess which animals nearby would leave, sleep, stash food, or tough out the cold.
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