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Into the Outdoors: The Science of Torpor

4 minutes 55 seconds

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Color illustration of a squirrel curled up in a ball with its eyes closed. It rests on a nest of green, brown, and red beside a handful of acorns.

Do bears truly hibernate? How do bumblebees survive winter when their body temperature is just above freezing? This episode discusses the answers to these questions. Part of the "Into the Outdoors" series.

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Runtime: 4 minutes 55 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Animal Behavior, Biology, Seasons
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
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Release Year: 2017
Producer/Distributor: Discover Mediaworks
Series: Into the Outdoors
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3 quarter view of a girl and a boy wearing wide-brimmed hats and neckerchiefs. Girl holds out a fishing pole over a lake surrounded by vegetation.

Black and white illustration of a tree against a lime green background. Title card at top reads, "Abiotic Factors." To left is a rain cloud labeled, "Moisture." To right is a sun labeled, "Sunshine." Roots visible beside text reads, "Soil."

Closeup of Upper Midwest map with a blue stain covering southwest Wisconsin and a large fuchsia stain on Missouri. Title card reads, "The Driftless," with an arrow pointing toward blue stain.

Digital illustration. Macro depiction of a tick crawling on a cratered beige surface. Long, hair-like extensions surround it.

Interior of a dim ice cave with icicles hanging from ceiling. Man in background exits through brightly lit opening in cave.

Group of teenagers walk through forested area past a sign post that reads,"Ice Age National Scenic Trail."

Aerial view of a landscape marked by patches of vegetation, a meandering waterway, and plots of dry earth.

Closeup of a row of young plants sprouting out of soil in a vast field beneath blue sky.

Black and white illustration of a piebald dairy cow standing in tufts of grass against a white background.

Closeup of fish caught with hook in bubbling green water.