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During a Heat Wave, You Can Blast the AC, but What Does a Squirrel Do?

Science Quickly

Scientific American

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4.2639 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Although recent spikes in temperature affect all of us, our urban critters have had to find their own ways to beat the heat. Sometimes they “sploot.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:35.3

This is Scientific American 60-second science.

0:38.9

I'm Ashley Pap.

0:43.9

It's summertime in New York City.

0:47.0

Birds are chirping, insects are scurring, and everything feels alive.

0:53.4

While recent heat waves have pushed a lot of us indoors to the respite of air conditioning,

0:58.6

the critters of this city were left to fend for themselves.

1:02.4

Many would be surprised that they're going to be doing the same exact things that most humans are

1:07.2

doing.

1:08.0

You know, they're not going to be pushing it.

1:09.8

They're going to be taking their time and seeking those, you know, they're not going to be pushing it. They're going to be taking their time

1:10.9

and seeking those, you know, shadier spots of the park. That's Sunny Correo, an environmental

1:17.2

scientist. I work with New York City Parks Department as part of our wildlife unit, a small but mighty

1:23.2

team that focuses on how New Yorkers can coexist with wildlife in an urban environment.

1:30.0

From the birds and squirrels to raccoons and even the turtles, here's how urban wildlife is

1:36.2

responding as the mercury rises. Let's start with the birds. Obviously, there are a lot of

1:41.5

different species of birds that can be found all across the city,

1:45.1

from your pigeons to your larger birds of prey.

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