Chapter 1
The science of freezing solid
Chapter 2
Surviving the extreme northern wilderness
Chapter 3
The great spring thaw
Chapter 4
Wood frogs and the future of medicine
Ch 3 · The great spring thaw
torito Wood Frog Spring Thaw
When winter's cold makes everything freeze, Wood frogs just thaw out with such ease!
Fun Fact
Heart restart: A thawed wood frog's heart starts beating spontaneously before its brain even fully wakes up.
torito Thawed wood frogs immediately migrate to temporary pools of melted snow to breed.
Glossary
thaw (verb)
To change from a frozen solid to a liquid or soft state. In North American forests, this seasonal warming allows the frozen amphibian to restart its heart and breed.
To change from a frozen solid to a liquid or soft state. In North American forests, this seasonal warming allows the frozen amphibian to restart its heart and breed.
BETA
torito Tap the ice to discover the wood frog's magic powers of the great spring thaw.