8 Animals That Live In Extreme Environments
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28 August 2024
Most animals and humans have evolved to live in climates with ideal conditions. However, some unique animals have adapted to grow in extreme environments
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This eclectic array of creatures thrive in the inhospitable. These organisms are known as extremophiles. Here's a list of 8 such animals
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Emperor penguins spend the mating season in Antarctica where temperatures drop to minus 40 degrees Celsius
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When temperatures grow chilly, wood frogs adapt by letting themselves freeze. They remain in the frozen form until spring thaw, per Encyclopedia Britannica
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Similar to wood frogs, the flat bark beetles also generate special chemicals to survive the winter cold
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Camels, known as the “ship of desert”, can survive temperatures as high as 49 degrees Celsius and can go a week or more without consuming water
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Sahara desert ants can survive in temperatures as high as 60 degrees Celsius
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Jerboas, desert-dwelling rodents, can also survive extreme heat. They sleep in a cool burrow during the day and come out at night, when it's cooler, to find food
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Siberian Salamanders live in the harsh habitats of freezing temperatures, low oxygen, and high salinity in the subarctic regions of Russia and Mongolia
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Pompeii worms are found at the bottom of the ocean with temperatures reaching up to 80 degrees Celsius, high pressure, and toxic chemicals
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