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BBC footage shows baby painted turtles frozen solid through winter, then miraculously thaw and come back to life ...

In the dark, frigid months of winter, painted turtle hatchlings hunker down in shallow, icy nests where they enter a state of suspended animation. 1 Their hearts stop beating; their metabolisms slow ...