cold-adapted species

Freeze-tolerant wildlife

A cold-adapted species is an organism that has evolved physiological or behavioral traits enabling survival in frigid environments.

These adaptations might include thick insulation, antifreeze proteins in the blood, or the ability to hibernate.

Polar bears, arctic foxes, and certain Antarctic fish are cold-adapted species.

Such organisms face particular vulnerability to climate change as their habitats warm.

Opposites

thermal adaptation

cold-adapted speciestropical species

Organisms from warm latitudes

climate zone habitat

cold-adapted speciestropical wildlife

Fauna of warm latitudes

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