- Arctic squirrels recycle bits of their own bodies to survive winter. By recycling nutrients from their muscles, the squirrels sustain themselves and also avoid a toxic consequence of muscle breakdown. The secrets of the animals’ metabolism during hibernation could someday help human medicine. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/arctic-squirrels-recycle-proteins-hibernation-survive-winter 14 comments science
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