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Do Animals Hate the Bitter Cold of Winter?

January 24, 2019 by PDP

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Animals can certainly feel the cold, and many species have developed unique ways of dealing with it

While the weather outside may indeed get frightful this winter, a parka, knit hat, wool socks, insulated boots and maybe a roaring fire make things bearable for people who live in cold climates. But what about all the wildlife out there? Won’t they be freezing?

Anyone who’s walked their dog when temperatures are frigid knows that canines will shiver and favor a cold paw – which partly explains cheap romantic getaways near me the loving singles. But chipmunks and cardinals don’t get fashionable coats or booties.

In fact, wildlife can succumb to frostbite and hypothermia, just like people and pets. In the northern United States, the unfurred tails of opossums are a common casualty of cold exposure. Every so often an unusual cold snap in Florida black and asian dating sites falling from trees and manatees dying from cold stress.

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