I don't understand how mammals survive such cold temperatures.

[SteveSS]

Ok I can see a Grizzly Bear surviving with that heavy coat, but what about deer? It seems most mammals will grow a heavier coat in winter but not that heavy. Deer, horses, cattle, etc. don't grow what I would consider a heavy winter coat. I'm not sure how they survive extreme cold as a lot of these animals can live in the far north.

Any answers?

 

[Photon440]

How Do Deer Survive in the Winter? - All About Deer

 

[bandit67]

My short answer to that question SS is, our Creator who made them gave them everything they needed to endure, and strive in the climate that they are in. I do believe in limited adaptation, we see salt water fish that can survive just fine in fresh water where rivers enter the oceans, and vice-versa.
I think the same thing when I see pictures of buffalo , standing in snow up to their necks, with pounds of ice hanging off their bodies, how do they survive in all that sub freezing temps for weeks at a time....

 

[WileE]

Nature.

 

[Triplegreen500]

Layers of fat. Multi layered coats. Strong circulatory systems for body heat. Our Creator is far more intelligent than we are.

 

[multimopes]

Here in NJ, they keep their blood flowing by daring each other to run out in front of moving cars! Almost everyone I know has hit at least one. I tagged one in January 2042. We have approx. 10 times the sustainable level here in the great garbage state. Our governor is completely oblivious it, but then, he's a city boy! They should have legal hunting all year round! Damn Things!

 

[BB BELLA]

yesterday out clearing snow and the dog was barking at something down by the lake! I see a 16" tall owl in the tree and a large black squirrel not far away in same tree! I carried on working and coming back down in that area, just in time to see the owl carrying off the squirrel! I'm sure it's got a full belly today!
10 years ago I use to look after a large casino, we brought in a bird guy to look after gulls and pigeons hanging around! he tethered a hawk on the roof,but every night he would come and collect it. when i asked him why he said an owl would come and kill it, now I believe him!

 

[69conv]

I know has hit at least one. I tagged one in January 2042.

Was it in your delorean? lol

 

[1967coronet]

1970/71 ? Winter, we tied my youngest brother to a clothes line post. He survived .
He was out there for quite a spell. Had tears and snot frozen on his face. Took awhile to get him warmed back up.
He still brings that up in front up people at times.

 

[multimopes]

1970/71 ? Winter, we tied my youngest brother to a clothes line post.

Dang, that there just shows you that living in a cold area can make you cold hearted too, lol!

 

[multimopes]

Was it in your delorean? lol

Naaaaa, that one I hit with the RollsRoyce, lol! Sad part was that I didn't kill it the first time; I had to back up & run over it a few times. It seemed to be just too stupid to know it was dead!

 

[1967coronet]

Dang, that there just shows you that living in a cold area can make you cold hearted too, lol!

You had to be there.. he had it coming.

 

[BB BELLA]

Naaaaa, that one I hit with the RollsRoyce, lol! Sad part was that I didn't kill it the first time; I had to back up & run over it a few times. It seemed to be just too stupid to know it was dead!

Kinda how I feel about rattle snakes, they may be protected someplaces but not on my property!

 

[SteveSS]

We went Prairie Chicken hunting once in the extreme cold. We looked like artic explorers with clumps of ice on our eyelashes and frozen snot. I was in downtown Monument, CO. (Our little town.)this afternoon and had to wait as eight does casually walked across the street. Lots of bears and lions but not in town.

 

[SteveSS]

I also wonder how my Newfoundland would survive in a warmer climate. He loves the snow.

 

[nitro_rat]

I don't know about you guys, but I grow a full head of hair. I have kept it cut real short for a long time. As soon as it gets long enough for all of the hairs to kind of lay over together (about 2 weeks usually) I get unreasonably hot, even in cold weather. A deer or other fur bearing mammal has a much denser coat of hair than I do. Probably 2 to 4 times denser growth at least. I wonder how they survive in the summer, not in the winter...

 

[Triplegreen500]

Multi layered coats are insulation, and insulation works both ways.

 

[1STMP]

Ok I can see a Grizzly Bear surviving with that heavy coat, but what about deer? It seems most mammals will grow a heavier coat in winter but not that heavy. Deer, horses, cattle, etc. don't grow what I would consider a heavy winter coat. I'm not sure how they survive extreme cold as a lot of these animals can live in the far north.

Any answers?

Hollow hair traps air.
Deer also migrate from mountain highs
in summer to protected valley lows
in winter.

 

[SteveSS]

I would worry about our Black Angus cattle in the summer in Oklahoma. Sometimes they would get in the ponds to cool off. Sometimes they would get stuck and drown. My very long hair keeps me warm in winter and shades me in the summer. It never gets too hot here though.

 

[1STMP]

I would worry about our Black Angus cattle in the summer in Oklahoma. Sometimes they would get in the ponds to cool off. Sometimes they would get stuck and drown. My very long hair keeps me warm in winter and shades me in the summer. It never gets too hot here though.

I've seen cattle in the Houston area
do the same. Tough to cool off when
humidity is close to 100%, ambient air
temps near 90 degrees, and water
temps equal. Bovines live a tough
life.