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Why can aquatic animals survive in frozen lakes? Can you explain?
What about during the winter when the lake is completely frozen over? How do these animals survive then?
During the winter when the lake is fully frozen, some aquatic animals like fish and turtles will go into a type of hibernation called torpor, where they reduce their metabolic rate and energy use to conserve their resources until the ice melts and they can return to their normal activity levels.