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Adaptation

Iolo Williams reveals how bats and butterflies survive harsh winters, why ducks' feet don’t freeze, and how pond creatures can live under ice.

Iolo Williams explores the various strategies that animals use to survive harsh winters, including the incredible adaptations that mean ducks' feet don’t freeze and pond creatures can survive under ice. Iolo also visits a greater horseshoe bat roost before they move on to hibernate and searches for the caterpillars of marsh fritillary butterflies that overwinter in special frost-resistant webs.

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28 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterIolo Williams
Executive ProducerRosemary Edwards
Series ProducerJoanne Stevens
Production ManagerHelen Wallbank

Broadcasts

  • Wed 26 Feb 202519:00
  • Sat 1 Mar 202520:30