HOW DO TURTLES SURVIVE FROZEN LAKES?
Q. You recently explained how alligators survive cold winters. What about turtles, which even live in cold northern states and Canada. How do they do it?
Q. You recently explained how alligators survive cold winters. What about turtles, which even live in cold northern states and Canada. How do they do it?
I have received the following questions about winter behavior of alligators. Q. Do alligators up north hibernate? Can they breathe underwater? A. Alligators do not live “up north,” do not technically hibernate and cannot breathe under water. The most northern localities of … Continued
Over the eons, millions of species have gone extinct naturally. Today, species headed toward extinction are generally helped along their way because of human activities. Enter the tuatara, an odd exception to the rule. Unlike most pending extinctions around the world, when the last tuatara is gone, humans will not be to blame. Most tuataras disappeared long before our time.