where do frogs and turtles go in the winter?
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That's a good Question, I wanna know the answer too! :P
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Reptiles and many other animals, particularly most insects live at the temperature of the world around them - cold when it is cold and hot when it is hot - this is called poikilothermy, or being poikilothermic. Endothermy means generating heat internally. All mammals are endothermic and most are homeothermic. \n\nWe maintain our inner temperature by burning food (oxidation) within ourselves and we stay cool by sweating, panting and changing our postures and place in the world. Sweating and panting work by generating heat loss through evaporating water; changing posture allows us to control to some extent the heat absorbed from the world around us; while changing position simply means seeking shade or shelter when it is too hot. Mammals are unique in possessing hair and in many mammals hair varies throughout the year. these mammals possess a thick insulating coat of hair during winter and a much thinner one during summer.\n\nBeing warm blooded gives mammals a distinct advantage in may habitats, allowing them to be active when reptiles are hardly able to move. It also allows mammals to live in habitats where reptiles cannot live at all, such as the arctic, mountain tops, etc. The reason behind this is that muscle activity is basically dependent on chemical reactions, as are all biological functions. Chemical reactions run slowly when it is cold, but quickly when it is hot. This is because heat is synonymous with (the same as) energy. The more energy you have the faster the chemical reaction occurs. In the early mammals being endothermic probably allowed them to be active at night when competing reptiles were forced to rest or be sluggish.\n\nBeing warm blooded is costly. Mammals and bird have mush greater energy requirements than reptiles of a similar weight.
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Migratory birds fly south for the winter for food like ducks, geese, robins, humingbirds, wood thrush, ect.
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You can get into Turtle research from a number of places - check out www.chelonian.org
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5 year round Washington residents: Spotted Owl, Winter Wren, Varied Thrush, Spotted Towhee, Chestnut-backed Chickadee\n\n5 Migrants that occur there part of the year: Brant, Western Tanager, Violet-green Swallow, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Black Turnstone  \n\nOr even better, go to www.ebird.org, and select your area and it will give you a list of what birds are there when.
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Good answers so far, but one thing nobody has mentioned yet is oxygen depravation.  Unless the pond is extremely shallow - Ice will only form a top layer a few feet thick.  This layer however effectively seals off the water from the air interface - preventing oxygen exchange.  Amphibians and some turtles will hibernate, but invertebrates and fish will remain active throughout the year.\n\nThe fish should live initially, but if there are a lot of fish in your pond, or other animals for that matter, and the ice forms and remains for too long - the available oxygen in the water may be depleted - resulting in a noticable fish kill when the ice melts next spring.  Photosynthesis by algae and rooted plants may continue to provide some oxygen as long as the ice is transparent enough to let light through, but thick ice covered with snow pretty much shuts down this process.\n\nThis does happen very rarely in small northern lakes and ponds (I'm talking northern Minnesota or Canada here).  One trick often used by fisheries agencies is to dump loads of coal dust ontop of the ice.  The black dust helps to melt the snow and ice quicker in the spring on suspect lakes.
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There are a few species of fleas hardy enough to survive in northern climes, but even they are only able to thrive during the summer months.  During the winter they are not a problem, spending the months in diapause.\n\nDuring the summer, it is quite possible for a polar bear to get fleas, especially if they are living towards the southern end of their range where they are coming into contact with critters like red fox, wolves and dogs.  \n\nIt's unlikely that they would get a huge infestation of fleas though, and the fleas would not be likely to survive the winter.
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In cold running water frogs can stay underwater indefinitely, certainly for many days if required. \n\nThere are several species of frogs and toads that live their entire lives underwater and never need to surface for air. Such species may go for several years without taking a breath, instead absorbing all their oxygen through their skin.
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Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn
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first you need a pond that is frozen over then a change room maybe two also get a heater in them and hot water.then ask kids to join. if pond close to homes they could change before they go but  between periods need hot drinks like chocolate.and a heater to stay warm.
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winter equinox\ntomorrow
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'Several'; I don't think proper studies have been made on that :-) They usually stay around the pond where they incubated, but don't hesitate to fly a few kilometres around it to feed.
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Birds migrate during the winter season from the colder to the warmer regions.\n\nHow come u werent d first man on moon?.\n\nAs u can c that the 1st statement provides data to ans the above question. They are linked.\nSame way ur question can b answered.
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Marmot in Jasper just closed this week .. and then there was a huge dump of snow lol.  March is fine for skiing, marmot is awesome .... go check it out :-))
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A SOFTSHELL TURTEL. tHEY ARE DRAB GREEN AND CAN GET QUITE LARGE. tHEY LIVE ALL THE WAY UP INTO CANADA AND ALONG WITH THE FAMOUS SNAPPING TURTLE ARE VERY GOOD EATING.
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daisy's forest guest book  \n... including Spotted turtles, Pine Barren Tree Frogs, and Timber Rattle ... what to expect for his life span if you know ... fish, red eye frog, green tree frog, green anole and ...www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/7951/geobook.html
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Amphibians are hunters; they eat anything from insects to birds and small mammals, reptiles, and other amphibians.  Frogs, for instance, huntby sight, and will go after anythign that moves in their path that is is a relative size to the prey they hunt (ie. flies, bugs).