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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 18 MIN

Critters at home in extreme temperatures

from A Single Light · host Jennifer Vandenberg and Maddy Cable

DescriptionHumans can live in extreme temperatures, but we need external assistance. Animals don’t have jackets or air conditioning, but many of them thrive in extreme areas. In this session, we learn about several animals that live in extreme temperature zones and explore how they survive.CreditsCo-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy CableOriginal art: Maddy CableResearch: Jennifer VandenbergScript: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy CableEditing: Jennifer VandenbergeEditing software: CanvaMusic: Remember This Moment by Patrick RundbladComment below (with kindness) Email us at [email protected] if you want…Subscribe and like!!!Highlighted Link of the Session Watch this video on Devil’sHole Pupfish! You will not regret it!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voe1LXhB7bELink to Information Used in Session 7How do camels survive in deserts?: Natural History Museumhttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-do-camels-survive-in-deserts.html Kangaroo Rat: Organ Pipe Cactus NMhttps://www.nps.gov/orpi/learn/nature/kangaroo-rat.htm How does a reindeer keep warm in the winter?: the Cairngorm Reindeer Herdhttps://www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/03/14/how-does-a-reindeer-keep-warm-in-the-winter/ Horned Lizards: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museumhttps://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_horned_lizard.php What happens to Wood Frogs in the Winter?: Chicago Academy of Scienceshttps://naturemuseum.org/cas/blog/what-happens-to-wood-frogs-in-winterAntarctica’s Icefish keep from freezing thanks to special proteins: Earth Rangershttps://www.earthrangers.com/EN/CA/omg_animals/antarcticas-icefish-keep-from-freezing-thanks-to-special-proteins/ How Do Penguins Stay Warm?: Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/science/How-Do-Penguins-Stay-Warm African Skimmer: Laura Erickson’s For the Birdshttps://www.lauraerickson.com/bird/african-skimmer/ Woolly Bear Caterpillar - Winter Predictor Or Not?: National Weather Servicehttps://www.weather.gov/arx/woollybear How Animals Survive Temperature Extremes: ACShttps://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/documents/how-animals-survive-in-extreme-temperatures.pdf Amazon StorePlease note: As an Amazon Associate, MooseEel Media, LLC (Jennifer and Maddy) earns from qualifying purchases. This means that if you click on certain links and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.From Session 3 – CelsiusWhatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet by John Bemelmans Marciano https://amzn.to/4lxPz5h 

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