00:00Imagine being frozen solid for months, no heartbeat, no breathing, and then suddenly coming back to life like nothing happened.
00:09Sounds like a sci-fi movie, right?
00:12But for the incredible wood frog, it's just another winter.
00:16When the temperature drops, these little guys don't run and hide.
00:21They embrace the freeze.
00:23Their heart literally stops.
00:25Their lungs quit working, and up to 70% of their body water turns to ice.
00:31They become tiny frog-shaped ice cubes.
00:35So, what's their secret?
00:37A super-powered antifreeze.
00:39Their liver pumps out massive amounts of glucose, basically sugar, into their cells.
00:46This sugary syrup prevents the cells from bursting as ice crystals form around them.
00:51Then, when spring arrives and things start to thaw, the magic happens.
00:57Their heart gives a little flutter.
00:59Then another.
01:00And soon, they're hopping around as if they just woke up from a nap, not a deep freeze.
01:07Nature's cryogenics are absolutely wild.
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01:18Thanks for watching.
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