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Wildlife in Winter

Exploring the winter survival strategies of wildlife

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February 23, 2022

Frost line

By riedererjt

The frost line is the depth to which the moisture in the soil is frozen.

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Survival Strategies

  • Active All winter
  • Annual Colony
  • Brumation
  • Communal Denning
  • Freeze-avoidance
  • Freeze-tolerance
  • Irruptive
  • Long-distant Migrant
  • Medium-distant Migrant
  • Overwinter as a Chrysalis
  • Overwinter as Eggs
  • Short-distant Migrant
  • Torpor
  • True hibernator
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