How an Arctic Squirrel Survives Winter | Wild Alaska | BBC Earth

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[dhruvgirgenti]

Dude sleeps for 8 months straight and comes up to bang immediately after. That’s some life

[jessiedickson]

When u take a nap in the afternoon and wake up at 8 and you don’t know your own name

[gosson]

I'm jealous, only 4 months of getting busy then go back to bed for 8 months, evolution at its finest .

[neutralcitizen]

She invites him to her place.. nice move

[RazordraacGaming]

Finally, an animal relationship that doesn't involve pain lol

[NicMor]

The incredible variety of animals in nature never ceases to amaze me.

[Infammo]

"He's pretty much stopped breathing."


*shows it taking giant breaths every couple of seconds*

[stephanieagoto]

"she might be in a hurry, but she might still be choosy" damn. May 27 years old sister felt that

[nottees]

Their affection for each other is touching and human-like, and they make the most of their short time awake, bouncing around together and embracing each other's heads, and going down the hole and so on.

[misbahailia]

Aww! The way she stomped her little foot, and squeaked to get his attention 💓. He looked at her as if to say. "let me at least fix my hair, and check my breath before we kiss 🤷‍♂️".

[antd]

That's got to be the most comfortable sleep ever. All snug and cozy in there. He actually looks like he is smiling.

[aniciawong]

They are so cute! Hope the Arctic wildlife and their habitat will always be preserved.

[robertcalifornia]

Can we just appreciate the effort put in to documenting this? Amazing!

[deepar]

Wow! Showing the burrow of the squirrel is something very precious. Even if we put our head inside an empty burrow, the view of the burrow won't be so clear. And the sound of the squirrel's breath, oh god, such a rare thing and BBC Earth gave us an opportunity to have a look and experience of all that from our comfort zone. Thank you so much!

[ahoosifoou]

hhhh lol the squirrel has a one night stand.

[joejoseph]

I loved how cute they were while courting. He was all gentle and submissive and they touched and hugged. But you know when they went into that burrow there was some hair pulling and biting going on. But still, it was kinda cute.

[isabellacrump]

3:48 AWWWW The way they love on each other!!!! <3 ^3^

[inspectorkitty]

This squirrel is the definition of "5 more minutes mum!"

[Knappa]

That nest was so cosy. Very appealing!

[crono_digger]

Female: "Get in"
Male: "umm.. i dunno."
Female: "My parent's aren't home."
Male: 3:54