Back down the good ‘ole Planet Earth Rabbit Hole
Imagine you’re on your honeymoon in the Amazon. Things are going GREAT: you haven’t contracted any communicable diseases; you still love each other even though you’re perpetually sweating and sleeping in a fishing net to escape Jumanji sized mosquitoes; you’ve still married, even if it’s just to make pesto with the Vitamix you received as a wedding gift when you get home. When financing your trip, you were a bit cheap with the guided tours, but it was solely to prioritize luxury travel and make sure you didn’t end up on the “wrong” van to the resort. So you ended up hiring a local from his MySpace tour page and this kid is haphazardly leading you into dense forest, with the promise of insane views and waterfalls that put the ones in the TLC video to shame. When *BAM* you run into the lovely locals in the images above and below.
So the truth – not this hypothetical yet terrifying situation – when Brazilian photographer’s helicopter had to divert from it’s route due to a storm, they by chance passed over Brazil’s state of Acre. This area is home to an indigenous forest tribe that has never had contact with civilization. The individuals of this tribe are living like their ancestors did 20,000 years go. Mind-blowing. There are a few disjointed groups that total ~300 people and change location every four years or so. Think of this the next time your family suggests a fun, relaxing tropical vacation.
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The can survive with up to two-thirds of their body water completely frozen to the point where they are technically solid ice. Or frogsicles. During this time, which can range from days to weeks at a time, they stop breathing, their hearts stop beating and essentially all metabolic activity is brought to a complete halt. A full deep freeze most likely will occur to a wood frog multiple times throughout a winter. This phenomenon is achievable without inflicting death due to cellular protection from chemicals such as glucose and urea.
Fun fact to throw in the face of any girl in a North Face complaining how cold she is.
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So there we go with an animal fun fact that I was pretty unaware of: why and how members of the deer family grow antlers every year only to lose these monstrous appendages after every mating season. Finally a male species that has to deal with physical discomfort akin to that whole pregnancy thing.
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Here are a bunch of foxes enjoying winter way more than you are right now and definitely looking better while doing so.
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In case you’re wondering what exotic animals are illegal to house in New York City, I saved you the google search and know that there’s no where on this list that says Red Panda. Unless those technically fall into the bear category. Better to ask for forgiveness than ask permission, amiright?