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Woodfrogscanfreezesolid.

BiggestChill

AwoodfroghidesunderfrozenleavesinAlaska.Winteriscoming.It’sgettingcold.Thefrog’sheartbeatslows.Ittakesitslastbreath,thenfreezessolid.Butit’snotdead!Thesewoodfrogshaveanadaptationto survive.


Mostanimalsdiewhentheygettoocold.Iceformsintheirbodies.Butawoodfrog’sbodyhasahighlevelofsugarinitsblood.Thatprotectsthefrogfromfreezingalltheway.Instead,thefroggoestosleep.Whentheweatherwarmsup,sodoesthefrog.Soon,it’sasgoodas new!

AWeirdDefense

TheTexashornedlizardlookslikeaspikyrock.Acoyotespotsthelizard.Asthecoyotecomesnear,thelizard hisses.


Thecoyotepouncesonthelizard.Thelizardusesanadaptation.Asthecoyotecomesin tobiteit,thelizardsqueezesbloodfromitseyes.Itsquirtsthebloodintothe coyote’s mouth.Yuck!Thecoyoterunsaway.Thelizardisonemoreexampleofananimalbeingextremeto survive.

Texashornedlizardscansquirtbloodfromtheir eyes.