Estivation: How Mucus Saved My Life

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Learn how some animals have adapted to survive in some of the hottest and driest environments in the world, by covering themselves in mucus and calling it good. President of Space: http://www.tabforacause.org/?r=19 Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Thanks Tank Tumblr: http://thankstank.tumblr.com Sources: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/adaptations/Estivation http://animals.answers.com/science/estivation-life-in-slow-motion http://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/hibernation4.htm http://amphibiaweb.org/species/6142 http://books.google.com/books?id=wWQw11SLvVwC&pg=PA1501 http://books.google.com/books?id=pDfavtT_xSsC&pg=PA125 http://animals.jrank.org/pages/181/Amero-Australian-Treefrogs-Hylidae-WATER-HOLDING-FROG-Cyclorana-platycephala-SPECIES-ACCOUNTS.html

Published 2014-10-07 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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