AwoodfroghidesunderfrozenleavesinAlaska.Winteriscoming.It’sgettingcold.Thefrog’sheartbeatslows.Ittakesitslastbreath,thenfreezessolid.Butit’snotdead!Thesewoodfrogshaveanadaptationto survive.

Mostanimalsdiewhentheygettoocold.Iceformsintheirbodies.Butawoodfrog’sbodyhasahighlevelofsugarinitsblood.Thatprotectsthefrogfromfreezingalltheway.Instead,thefroggoestosleep.Whentheweatherwarmsup,sodoesthefrog.Soon,it’sasgoodas new!

TheTexashornedlizardlookslikeaspikyrock.Acoyotespotsthelizard.Asthecoyotecomesnear,thelizard hisses.

Thecoyotepouncesonthelizard.Thelizardusesanadaptation.Asthecoyotecomesin tobiteit,thelizardsqueezesbloodfromitseyes.Itsquirtsthebloodintothe coyote’s mouth.Yuck!Thecoyoterunsaway.Thelizardisonemoreexampleofananimalbeing “extreme” to survive.