The Snowball: Extreme Squirrels in the Arctic

Radiolab for Kids

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Parenting, Education For Kids, Stem, Education, Pets & Animals, Radiolab, Podcast, Storytelling, Children, Kids & Family, Kids, Science, Terrestrials, Educational, Nature, Family-friendly, Fun, Animals

4.4 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Middle schooler, Aanya, tells us her tale of an up-close encounter with a squirrel in the school yard, which turns into an obsession that leads her to learn about the arctic ground squirrel — the world’s only mammal that can drop its body below freezing and survive in a braindead state for weeks.

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