Hiders Seekers Finders Keepers: How Animals Adapt in Winter

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They're under cover Eastern box turtles dig underground burrows and wait out winter in brumation similar to hibernation They lower their heart rate to five to ten beats per minute and stop breathing completely Instead they soak in oxygen through their skin 米 Wood frogs have a chilly twist on winter survival They tuck themselves into logs or leaf piles and practically freeze solid When warmer days return they defrost and hop back to life