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Ptarmigan - Snowshoes, Snow Hotels, and Nose Warmers

Ptarmigan - Snowshoes, Snow Hotels, and Nose Warmers

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Ranger Theo Wilder explores how ptarmigan survive Arctic winters through remarkable adaptations: feathered feet that act as snowshoes, snow burrows forty degrees warmer than the surface, and nasal passages that recycle heat from each breath. Discover the engineering behind nature's most underestimated cold-weather survivor.

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