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The wood frog, for example, is famous for its resilience and widespread range, even inhabiting the Arctic tundra where winter temperatures can plunge far below freezing. Their unique adaptation ...
A mammal, the arctic squirrel, supercools itself when ... removed but still live organs using the same process as the wood frog -— chilling them enough to stop metabolic processes, but not ...
Reproductive scientist Gabriela Mastromonaco on the impossibility of truly reviving extinct species, the dangerous ...
Research has documented wood frogs surviving temperatures as low as 19°F (-7°C). What makes them especially impressive is their geographic range, extending into the Arctic Circle in Alaska and Canada, ...
From the microscopic tardigrades to the resilient wood frogs and Arctic caterpillars, these remarkable creatures reveal the astonishing diversity of strategies nature has evolved to survive the lethal ...
Wood frogs freeze solid for up to eight months of the year ... You might see one or more during a visit to Gates of the Arctic. These members of the deer family have thick fur, the hairs of which are ...
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Fringe-lipped bats in Central and South America learn to tell safe prey from toxic ones by listening to frog calls.