How Animals Survive Freezing Temperatures
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Animals survive freezing temperatures by using a combination of behavioral and physical adaptations
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Many animals enter a dormant state to deal with the cold and lack of food. For example, grizzly bears hibernate in mountain dens
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Some animals move away from the cold and lack of food. For example, monarch butterflies migrate up to 3,000 miles one way
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Animals seek warm, protected spaces like holes in the ground, under porches, and in brush piles
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Many mammals grow thicker, warmer coats in the winter. For example, red foxes grow thick coats of fur
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Some animals, like polar bears, build up layers of fat to help them survive the cold.
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Some animals change colour in the winter to better camouflage themselves from predators
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Some animals use multiple survival strategies, while others rely on just one
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