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Adaptation

Iolo Williams reveals how bats and butterflies survive harsh winters, why ducks' feet don鈥檛 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鈥檛 freeze and pond creatures can survive under ice. Iolo also visits a greater horseshoe bat roost before they move on to hibernate, and he searches for the caterpillars of marsh fritillary butterflies that overwinter in special frost-resistant webs.

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Role Contributor
Presenter Iolo Williams
Executive Producer Rosemary Edwards
Series Producer Joanne Stevens
Production Manager Helen Wallbank