Question:
Why can deer and other animals survive winter without frost bite but?
Spirit Guide
2006-04-08 20:44:12 UTC
if humans are wrapped up in snow gear and have thick boot
still get frost bite?
Five answers:
redpyramid
2006-04-09 16:07:42 UTC
there are many strategies used by animals even tiny ones to survive the winter-having thick fur or an underlayer of downy feathers prevents heat loss which is the biggest problem we have in surviving the cold (you don't get frost bite on your head). bulking up in the fall ensures fat reserves to keep the body warm (most of the food eaten by mammals is exclusiely to generate our own heat.) Also finding shelter from really cold and windy nights by grouping together for body warmth.

Some animals like small rodents live beneath the snow where the temperature hovers around the freezing point even though it might be 20 below freezing (the subnivean zone), etc. the biggest factor is insulation with incredibly thick fur.
carlytucci
2006-04-08 22:07:01 UTC
They have fur, they have the thickest skin, they slip under trees, they run and jump alot, their blood is different in tempature, and they can survive the seasons."
more_evil_then_santa
2006-04-08 20:45:01 UTC
First - their blood is in different temp.

Second - thet have thickest skin

Third - they sleep under trees

Forth - they have fur
sweetlykalemon
2006-04-08 23:46:10 UTC
because a deers body temperature is diffrent also the have thicker skin and also they have thicker fur!!!frm sweetlykalemon
sashkokonevski
2006-04-08 20:59:04 UTC
The animals have an "A" in gim.They run a lot and they jump a lot.


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