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Hard seasons

Wake from ice.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

1 species

Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Wood Frog

Species principle: Revival

Wake from ice.

Life can pause almost completely and still answer when spring calls.

Wood Frogs survive winter freezing by tolerating ice formation in parts of the body while using cryoprotectants, then thawing and resuming activity in spring.

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