The Mammal That Can Shut Down Its Organs and Come

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00:00Picture, a creature that can literally die and come back to life.

00:04No, it's not a zombie from a movie. It's a real mammal.

00:10Meet the Arctic Ground Squirrel.

00:12This little guy has a superpower that would make any Sifo character jealous.

00:17When winter hits and food is scarce, it doesn't just hibernate.

00:22It goes into a state of suspended animation.

00:25The temperature drops below freezing.

00:27Its heart rate plummets to just one beat per minute.

00:31And its organs, including its brain, completely shut down.

00:36It's clinically dead.

00:38But here's the crazy part.

00:41When spring arrives, it just wakes up.

00:45It jumpstarts its own heart.

00:47Its organs reboot.

00:49And it's back to life like nothing happened.

00:51This incredible ability is helping scientists understand how to protect human brains from damage.

00:58How amazing is that?

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