{"id":33552,"date":"2022-01-03T09:03:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T14:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=33552"},"modified":"2021-12-20T14:21:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T19:21:45","slug":"top-ten-ways-animals-survive-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/top-10\/top-ten-ways-animals-survive-the-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Ways Animals Survive the Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baby it\u2019s cold outside, but animals aren\u2019t worried about the chilly winter weather. Check out this top ten list to see how animals get through the long, cold, snowy months of winter.<\/p>\n<h2>Some animals like deer grow a thicker coat to stay warm in the winter.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33570 aligncenter\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/deer_snow.jpg\" alt=\"deer in the snow\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/deer_snow.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/deer_snow-586x420.jpg 586w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/deer_snow-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Some animals like the snowshoe hare actually change the colour of their fur, a snowshoe hair\u2019s white winter coat is actually warmer than their brown summer coat.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33573 aligncenter\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hare_in_snow.jpg\" alt=\"hare_in_snow\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hare_in_snow.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hare_in_snow-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hare_in_snow-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hare_in_snow-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Some animals like the beaver gather and store extra food to munch on throughout the winter.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33568 aligncenter\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/beaver_winter.jpg\" alt=\"beaver_winter\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/beaver_winter.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/beaver_winter-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Some animals like the red fox actually find different types of food to eat as the season changes.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33572 aligncenter\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/fox_snow.jpg\" alt=\"fox_snow\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/fox_snow.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/fox_snow-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Some animals like mice build tunnels in the snow to protect themselves from the winter weather.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33574 aligncenter\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/mouse_tunnel.jpg\" alt=\"Mouse\" width=\"600\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/mouse_tunnel.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/mouse_tunnel-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/mouse_tunnel-454x420.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Some animals like chipmunks hibernate.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33569 aligncenter\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/chipmunk1.jpg\" alt=\"chipmunk\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/chipmunk1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/chipmunk1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Some animals like emperor penguins depend on their reserves of blubber to survive while they incubate the egg for nearly three months.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33571 aligncenter\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/emperor-penguin.jpg\" alt=\"Emperor Penguin,  Antarctica\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/emperor-penguin.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/emperor-penguin-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/emperor-penguin-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Cold blooded animals like turtles find a spot to hide and go dormant for the winter.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33567 aligncenter\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/turtle1.jpg\" alt=\"Agadir - Mirleft\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/turtle1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/turtle1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Many birds migrate to areas with warmer weather.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30443\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30443  aligncenter\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobolink_in_flight_photo_credit_paul_higgins.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Paul Higgins\" width=\"605\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobolink_in_flight_photo_credit_paul_higgins.jpeg 605w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobolink_in_flight_photo_credit_paul_higgins-529x420.jpeg 529w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobolink_in_flight_photo_credit_paul_higgins-300x238.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Paul Higgins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Some animals like squirrels nap and snack their way through winter\u2026they spend the coldest part of the winter sleeping but will come out on warmer days to retrieve food they stored in the fall.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33575 aligncenter\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/squirrel-snow.jpg\" alt=\"squirrel snow\" width=\"600\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/squirrel-snow.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/squirrel-snow-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/squirrel-snow-495x420.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Which of these winter survival strategies would you choose? Let us know in the comments!<\/b><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baby it\u2019s cold outside, but animals aren\u2019t worried about the chilly winter weather, and here&#8217;s why<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,931,726],"tags":[335,422],"class_list":{"0":"post-33552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-10","8":"category-all","9":"category-winter-wonderland","10":"tag-top-ten","11":"tag-winter"},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}