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Wildlife in Winter

Exploring the winter survival strategies of wildlife

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January 9, 2022

Unipedal Resting

By riedererjt

Unipedal Resting is standing on one leg while tucking the other leg under feathers to keep warm

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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
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