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We humans can rely on our internal body heat to help keep us warm. But what can cold-blooded animals do when faced with the threat of freezing? Here are three creatures that have come up with some...“cool” solutions.

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Sources:
Overall
https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.00016.2016
Painted Turtles
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Wood Frogs
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Antarctic Nematodes
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-007-0202-3

Thank you to Prof. Jon Costanzo for the footage of the thawing wood frog, and Prof. D.A. Wharton for the footage of the freezing & thawing Antarctic nematode!

Image Sources:
Prof. D.A. Wharton, Department of Zoology, University of Otago.
Jon Costanzo, Professor Emeritus, Miami University
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