Animals

Which animal can freeze at minus 18 degrees and wake up again?

Wood frog

Background

The wood frog freezes at minus 18 degrees and still survives. Its heart stops and two thirds of its water turns to ice. Sugar inside the cells prevents damage. In spring it thaws out and hops away again.

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