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January 14, 2010

How animals survive winter

A chickadee takes a break from searching for food on a frosty morning. From the book, "Stranger in the Woods", by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick.

A chickadee takes a break from searching for food on a frosty morning. From the book, "Stranger in the Woods", by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick.

Have you every wondered how animals survive winter?

According to the article “Animals have differing ways of surviving winter”,  in the Springfield News-Leader online at News-Leader.com, animals survive bitter cold days by storing up food, growing thick coats or simply sleeping through it.

To prepare for winter, animals store up energy reserves. In addition to a warm winter coat, many animals eat a lot during the summer and fall to pack on the body fat for energy reserves when food is hard to find.

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