The Mammal That Can Shut Down Its Organs and Come  (2) - video Dailymotion

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00:00Was ever wondered if any animal has a real-life superpower picture this a

00:05creature that can literally shut down its own body stop its heart and then just

00:10come back to life no it's not a zombie or a superhero from a movie it's the

00:18Arctic ground squirrel these little guys are the ultimate masters of hibernation

00:23when winter hits they don't just take a long nap they they enter a state of

00:29torpor so extreme their body temperature drops below freezing their heart rate

00:33plummets from 300 beats per minute to just one their brain activity practically

00:38please for all intents and purposes they are clinically dead for weeks at a time

00:44then like flipping a switch their internal thermostat kicks in and they warm

00:49themselves back up completely unharmed it's one of nature's most incredible

00:54survival tricks if we could figure out their secret it could revolutionize

00:59medicine so next time you see a squirrel remember it might just be a superhero in

01:05disguise thanks for watching