#1. What type of animal has qiviut (pronounced KEE-vee-ut), super-thick and long wool?
Arctic musk oxen
#2. How many hairs are in a square inch of a sea otter’s fur?
Over 1 MILLION hairs in 1 square inch!
#3. What does a bowhead whale have a 2-foot-thick layer of to
stay warm?
They have a layer of fat under their skin almost two feet thick.
#4. How long does a male emperor penguin keep an egg warm before it hatches?
65 days
#5. What birds huddle in formation to stay warm?
Inca doves, found in the southwest USA & Mexico, are the only birds that huddle in formation.
#6. What does being cold-blooded mean?
It means their body temperature goes up and down based on the temperature outside.
#7. True or False: once a wood frog freezes, it’s dead.
False!! In the spring they thaw out and hop off into the sunshine.
#8. What does antifreeze do?
It makes water freeze at a much colder temperature, just like theantifreeze we put in cars for winter.
#9. What do wood frogs use as antifreeze?
Wood frogs use sugar as antifreeze!
#10. How does the antifreeze in ice fish work?
They make proteins that stick to the ice crystals, so the ice can’t evengrow!
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