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Animals Modify for Winter
A more ingenious strategy for winter survival is the heat exchange system used by various mammals and birds that have large tails or legs exposed to frigid water. In lakes and ponds, aquatic life shifts into winter mode often long before the onset of winter.
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Contributors
Interviewee : Jim Kellogg, Stream Biologist
Other : Maine Public Broadcasting
Subjects
Mammals -- Wintering
Water birds -- Wintering
Turtles -- Hibernation
Ecology/Energy
Publisher
Maine Public Broadcasting
Source
Maine Public Broadcasting: QUEST - Investigating Our World, Episode 403, “Winter”
Publication Date
2003-01-01
Collection
MPBN: Quest Series
Rights
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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