SciShow: How "Cold-Blooded" Animals Survive the Cold

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Content of the Lesson: 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. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Jb Taishoff, Bd_Tmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: Overall https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.00016.2016 Painted Turtles https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2002.024729 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20535765/ https://doi.prg/10.1242/jeb.01123 Wood Frogs https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32638259/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16244167/ https://medcraveonline.com/JIG/JIG-06-00078.pdf Antarctic Nematodes https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233048 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28082102/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12477892/ 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 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cute-cartoon-turtles-in-different-actions-gm1162061210-318611317 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/painted-turtle-on-a-log-gm577319508-99202675 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/top-view-of-painted-turtle-swimming-through-aquatic-plants-in-pond-gm1275680485-375762910 https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=79892&from= https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/frozen-leaves-in-winter-gm629431490-112000347 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/needle-leaves-of-a-conifer-tree-with-snow-gm1269039644-372564435 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40284316 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/close-up-of-ice-surface-abstract-background-gm606198080-103939983 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TEV_protease_summary.png https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/anatomical-heart-isolated-heart-diagnostic-center-sign-human-heart-cartoon-design-gm1177145926-328507854 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cartoon-rockets-space-rocketship-aerospace-rocket-and-spacecraft-ship-isolated-gm1096928360-294542037 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/painted-turtle-on-wood-gm641565746-116235111


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