Learn the science behind how furry animals survive winter through thick fur, fat layers, hibernation and behavioural ...
While most of us have the luxury of staying inside most of the winter, animals must find other ways to survive winter. Animals have had millions of years to develop ways to increase their chances of ...
According to Bev Clinton, the zoo's curator of mammals, the strategy for winter care is not one-size-fits-all. While some ...
The Maine Coon is the undisputed king of winter. This cat doesn't just survive the cold it — it was built for it.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – While many animals, and some humans, want to avoid the cold of winter, some animals at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo love the winter months. In fact, they have adaptations ...
The winter is fast approaching as ski season begins. You might be preparing by digging your winter woolies out of the back of your closet, dusting off your skis or stocking up on hot cocoa to keep you ...
To stay warm throughout the cold winter months, we bundle up with coats, boots, hats, and scarves. Animals, however, don’t have this same luxury. A bear wearing a down coat and earmuffs would look ...
As winter blankets the Northern Hemisphere, several animals undergo a remarkable transformation, donning white coats for ...
Some animals don't need a new wardrobe to change with the seasons, and scientists have now learned more about how they do it. Reporting in Nature Communications, the researchers found that the brain ...
Some people love the cold and some just aren’t built for it… and the same goes for the animal kingdom. WKAR’s Katie Cook stopped by Potter Park Zoo last week to see which animals are thriving in ...
When winter settles in with prolonged periods of frigid temperatures, wildlife must adapt to survive the severe changes. What happens to fish when winter’s icy grip covers lakes and streams with ice ...