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One consequence of my job is that I'm often struck by weird questions,
and I don't know the answer and then it bugs me. Which is why I then bug
the listserve.

Today's query: we're getting an exhibit on whales, so we'll be breaking
out the good ole blubber glove demo for our visitors. Which for some
reason made me think. Whales + seals have blubber. Bears + otters have
the fur, penguins have the feathers (plus the air bubble thing). But how
do cold blooded critters like fish, krill, squid etc manage to survive in
icy waters? Do their bodies just function at temps we warm blooded types
couldn't handle, or is there more to it?

You know I always wanted to impersonate a marine biologist!
Jonah Cohen
Outreach & Public Programs Manager
Science Center of Connecticut


"Scalia finished his memo by writing 'If a Supreme Court justice
can be bought so cheaply, this country is in deeper trouble than I
thought.'
In a related story, this country is in deeper trouble than Scalia
thought."
-The Daily Show


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