Cold winter temperatures would require even more energy to stay warm, and at a time when food is harder to come by. Therefore, some animals will give up and hibernate instead.

Unsurprisingly, animals have evolved other adaptations for weathering the winter months. The large ears of a fennec fox would be a liability in a cold climate like where the arctic fox lives.

Some animals hibernate or leave P.E.I. for warmer locations as winter approaches, but many others tough it out. They're able to do that by making some adaptations.

Many animals hibernate as a survival strategy for getting through the winter. Animals that lack the adaptations to remain active during the winter will either migrate to warmer climates or hibernate ...

Animals that thrive in extreme cold have developed remarkable adaptations to survive frigid temperatures.

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

But there are also animals that survive the winter in your own backyard, in ways you wouldn't expect. Here are some of them. Frozen wood frogs ...

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The African elephant has earned the title of the largest terrestrial animal living today. It lives in the savannah and has many adaptations that make it thrive in this environment.